tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post1962171817181474782..comments2023-12-31T02:40:43.545-06:00Comments on The Norse Mythology Blog | norsemyth.org: Ásatrú in Iceland and AmericaDr. Karl E. H. Seigfriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175244816952769358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-90304104323092992082016-09-01T09:48:31.147-05:002016-09-01T09:48:31.147-05:00Did this get built? I can't seem to find a pi...Did this get built? I can't seem to find a picture of the completed structureKilgore66https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699936254328729323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-86450054064629866992015-02-10T14:08:13.320-06:002015-02-10T14:08:13.320-06:00This begs the question of just how up to date the ...This begs the question of just how up to date the research of Gwyn Jones' book is (written in the 60s) but that states that religion was mostly presided over by local potentates and chieftains and that there was no organized religion as such. Just sacred groves and ceremonials that the Jarl would conduct. Or something like that. lazycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391072231837230851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-87949164436937765592015-02-06T23:44:35.138-06:002015-02-06T23:44:35.138-06:00Joseph:
You make two good points.
You are, of co...Joseph:<br /><br />You make two good points.<br /><br />You are, of course, right about the existing American hofs. We simply don't have a large, public structure of the scale and profile of the new Icelandic one.<br /><br />Maybe someday...Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175244816952769358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-28589256086497649222015-02-05T20:18:48.630-06:002015-02-05T20:18:48.630-06:00Two things if I may...
I think the popularity of ...Two things if I may...<br /><br />I think the popularity of the story is due in no small part to it's being featured on the Drudge Report a couple of days ago. Say what you will about him, but he is a major player in determining what a lot of people are talking about.<br /><br />Also, it's not the case that there are no hofs in the United States. There are four that I'm aware of right now (doubtless more that I simply haven't heard of), and at least two more under construction. They tend to be somewhat more modest, and regionally focused, but they absolutely are there and have been for years, in some cases.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-43857463396096295242015-02-05T14:42:41.521-06:002015-02-05T14:42:41.521-06:00She's to be commended for her effort, but the ...She's to be commended for her effort, but the author got her History wrong - especially with regard to the Uppsala temple. Also, one gets the idea that there are no heathen temples in the US, but going through the full interview in your blog, it becomes clear that you're talking about large, public places of worship. If memory serves me right, there already are small temples in the United States.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com