Forn Sed Norge (Old Ways Norway),About Forn Sed Norway (slide presentation), Forn Sed Norge, 2018, retrieved May 21, 2021. formerly Foreningen Forn Sed, is a Norwegian heathen religious organization.
History Foreningen Forn Sed was founded in 1998Geir Winje, "Foreningen Forn Sed", Store norske leksikon, December 30, 2014, retrieved May 21, 2021 ."Forn Sed Norge: Org nr 983 227 562", PROFF.no, April 27, 2002, retrieved May 21, 2021 . as an offshoot of Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost,Elise Kruse, "Den sammensatte viking", Vårt Land, July 31, 2017, retrieved May 21, 2021 .Egil Asprem, "Heathens Up North: Politics, Polemics, and Contemporary Paganism in Norway", The Pomegranate 10.1 (2008) 42–69, , p. 50 (registration required). because of personal disagreements within the Norse pagan milieu in Norway.Geir Uldal and Geir Winje, "Paganism in Norway", in: Henrik Bogdan and Olav Hammer, eds., Western Esotericism in Scandinavia, Boston: Brill, 2016, , p. 371. It was recognized by the Norwegian government as a religious body in 1999 and a few years later changed its name to Forn Sed Norge.
The organization had approximately 60 members in 2004, 85 in 2014,Silje Rognsvåg, "Åsatru-folk tar avstand fra Breivik", Dagen, November 20, 2015, retrieved May 21, 2021 . and 110 in 2017. As of 2022, the organization had 137 registered members.
Activities and beliefs Forn Sed Norge describes itself as a non-hierarchical religious organization accommodating anyone interested in ancient Norse custom and tradition.Svein Nordal, "Ravn Villtokt etterlyser tilskotsbrev frå Ørsta", Møre-Nytt, February 27, 2021, retrieved May 21, 2021 . It holds an annual planning meeting in addition to blóts several times a year, usually offering mead. A woodland blót at Bærum was shown on television in 2014 as part of pre-Christmas coverage by ."Are slo Klaus: Avslutter med norrønt blot", Adresseavisen, October 28, 2014, retrieved May 21, 2021 . It publishes a magazine called Ni Heimer. Forn Sed Norge is known to keep a lower public profile than Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost, but both organizations participate in a broader cultural scene revolving around Old Norse culture, with events such as Viking markets and music inspired by Old Norse poetry.
It is a member of the European Congress of Ethnic Religions."About ECER", European Congress of Ethnic Religions, retrieved May 21, 2021.
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External links Official website