Ásatrú
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- (when diacritic characters are unavailable) Asatru
[edit] Etymology
From the Old Norse Ásatrú, from Ása (the genitive of Áss, referring to one of the groups of gods and goddesses in the Old Norse pantheon, the Æsir) + trú (belief), thus, ‘belief in the Æsir’.
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Ásatrú
- The belief in, and worship of, the Æsir.
- A faith, based on this belief and worship, which seeks to reconstruct and practise the old Germanic heathen religion.
[edit] Icelandic
[edit] Etymology
From Ása the genitive of Áss + trú meaning "faith".
[edit] Proper noun
Ásatrú
- An officially recognised Icelandic religion based upon belief in and worship of the Æsir, which seeks to reconstruct and practise the old Norse heathen religion. In particular, the faith promulgated by the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið.
