History of Odinism/Asatru
1386 CE: Lithuania, the last pagan stronghold in Europe is officially converted, but paganism lingers
1421 CE: Three children, acting on instructions from their murdered mother, establish the Odin Brotherhood.
1611 CE: Johannes Bureus of Sweden, adviser to King Gustavus Adolphus, begins drawing and interpreting Sweden’s runestones. Many have been lost and are only known to us through his drawings.
1622 CE: Ole Worm of Denmark collects reports on runestones and other antique monuments of Denmark and the Northern countries. Bureus and Worm may be thought of as the founders of modern runic studies.
1642 CE: Bishop Brynjólfur gifts the “Codex Regius” to King Frederick III. Afterwards, the Eddic poems began to be published and become more widely known.
1790 CE: The Romantic movement inspired Germans and Scandinavians seeking their national identity in their own origins and resulted in much of the early literature being translated.
1818 CE: The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, publish their collection of fairy tales.
1844 CE: Jacob Grimm publishes Teutonic Mythology , a study of medieval Norse literature’s relation to Germanic folklore.
1845 CE: Charles W. Heckethorn describes an Odinist mystery cult, in his Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries.
1862 CE:P Guido von List visited the crypt of St. Stephen’s Cathedral (the location of a former pagan shrine) and swore an oath to build a temple to Wotan.
1874 CE: The King of Denmark grants the people of Iceland freedom of religion.
1875 CE: The cathedral of Reykjavik, Iceland is the site of the first public Ásatrú Blót since 1000 CE.
1907 CE: German painter and writer Ludwig Fahrenkrog founds the Germanic Glaubens -Gemeinschaft (GGG), a German pagan group.
!925-1926 CE: Adolf Hitler has no desire to restore the old gods, and he mocked the "folkish comedians" who wished to do so in his Mein Kampf.
1933-1945 CE: In this period, Pagans face persecution by both the Axis and Allies. Their groups are forbidden to meet and some leaders are jailed.
1957 CE: In Australia, A. Rud Mills publishes a series of books on the elder religion.
1969 CE: Else Christensen establishes the Odinist Fellowship.
1972 CE: Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson founded the Ásatrúarfélagið of Iceland. In 1973, Ásatrú is accepted as one of the official religions of Iceland.
1973 CE: The Odinic Rite was also moving to gain acceptance in England.
1973 CE: Stephen McNallen founded the Ásatrú Free Assembly of America, establishing Ásatrú solidly as a re-created Pagan religion.
1982CE: Certain members of the Odin Brotherhood decide to reveal some of the secrets of the movement.
1987CE: The Asatru Alliance is established by Michael J. Murray (Valgard Murray).
1992 CE: The Odin Brotherhood, a non-fiction book by Mark Mirabello, is published.
1994 CE: The Comunità Odinista is established in Italy.
2009 CE: Asatru and Odinist groups are now found throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Australia/New Zealand
2013 CE: The Way of the Odin Brotherhood by Jack Wolf is published. Additional details about the Brotherhood are revealed in this non-fiction book.
1386 CE: Lithuania, the last pagan stronghold in Europe is officially converted, but paganism lingers
1421 CE: Three children, acting on instructions from their murdered mother, establish the Odin Brotherhood.
1611 CE: Johannes Bureus of Sweden, adviser to King Gustavus Adolphus, begins drawing and interpreting Sweden’s runestones. Many have been lost and are only known to us through his drawings.
1622 CE: Ole Worm of Denmark collects reports on runestones and other antique monuments of Denmark and the Northern countries. Bureus and Worm may be thought of as the founders of modern runic studies.
1642 CE: Bishop Brynjólfur gifts the “Codex Regius” to King Frederick III. Afterwards, the Eddic poems began to be published and become more widely known.
1790 CE: The Romantic movement inspired Germans and Scandinavians seeking their national identity in their own origins and resulted in much of the early literature being translated.
1818 CE: The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, publish their collection of fairy tales.
1844 CE: Jacob Grimm publishes Teutonic Mythology , a study of medieval Norse literature’s relation to Germanic folklore.
1845 CE: Charles W. Heckethorn describes an Odinist mystery cult, in his Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries.
1862 CE:P Guido von List visited the crypt of St. Stephen’s Cathedral (the location of a former pagan shrine) and swore an oath to build a temple to Wotan.
1874 CE: The King of Denmark grants the people of Iceland freedom of religion.
1875 CE: The cathedral of Reykjavik, Iceland is the site of the first public Ásatrú Blót since 1000 CE.
1907 CE: German painter and writer Ludwig Fahrenkrog founds the Germanic Glaubens -Gemeinschaft (GGG), a German pagan group.
!925-1926 CE: Adolf Hitler has no desire to restore the old gods, and he mocked the "folkish comedians" who wished to do so in his Mein Kampf.
1933-1945 CE: In this period, Pagans face persecution by both the Axis and Allies. Their groups are forbidden to meet and some leaders are jailed.
1957 CE: In Australia, A. Rud Mills publishes a series of books on the elder religion.
1969 CE: Else Christensen establishes the Odinist Fellowship.
1972 CE: Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson founded the Ásatrúarfélagið of Iceland. In 1973, Ásatrú is accepted as one of the official religions of Iceland.
1973 CE: The Odinic Rite was also moving to gain acceptance in England.
1973 CE: Stephen McNallen founded the Ásatrú Free Assembly of America, establishing Ásatrú solidly as a re-created Pagan religion.
1982CE: Certain members of the Odin Brotherhood decide to reveal some of the secrets of the movement.
1987CE: The Asatru Alliance is established by Michael J. Murray (Valgard Murray).
1992 CE: The Odin Brotherhood, a non-fiction book by Mark Mirabello, is published.
1994 CE: The Comunità Odinista is established in Italy.
2009 CE: Asatru and Odinist groups are now found throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Australia/New Zealand
2013 CE: The Way of the Odin Brotherhood by Jack Wolf is published. Additional details about the Brotherhood are revealed in this non-fiction book.
