Groundbreaking ceremony for the first heathen temple in thousand years during the solar eclipse By Stefán Árni Pálsson 20. mars 2015 14:54 Dagur B. Eggertsson, the mayor of Reykjavík, put the first spade into the ground. Vísir/Silke Shortly after the long awaited solar eclipse this morning the first spade went into the ground for a temple of the Asatru Heathen Community in Öskjuhlíð in Reykjavik. A turning point in the history of religion and culture of Northern Europe according to a message on its Facebook-site. The temple will be 350 square meters and able to house about 250 people. The goal is to finish the project by the end of September 2016.People took a careful look at the solar eclipse.Vísir/GVAHilmar Örn Hilmarsson, the chieftain of the Asatru Heathen Community, says that this is the biggest turning point in the history of the Asatru Heathen Community. "This is a big day for us. This will change everything for us because we haven't had any facility for our operation," Hilmarsson says. The ceremony started at 8:38 AM at the beginning of the solar eclipse. Candles were lit for the good of local supernatural beings. When the eclipse reached a climax at 9:37 AM a fire was lit where the sanctuary will be built. "We'll be able to build a temple that will be a signature building in Reykjavík. First and foremost this will be a Congregation Hall where we will also have an office." The pictures below were taken by the photographer Silke Schurack. News in English Mest lesið Ætlaði ekki að trúa því að sonurinn hefði sjálfur staðið upp úr bílnum Innlent Grínaðist með Möggu Stínu: „Fyrsta líflátshótunin kom 18 mínútum seinna“ Innlent Fjöldi látinn eftir að verksmiðja sprakk í loft upp Erlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Norðmenn uggandi vegna mögulegra viðbragða Trump Erlent Þarf að una áminningu í máli móður í forsjárdeilu Innlent Tókst ekki að sanna að Brim bæri ábyrgð á dauða sonar þeirra Innlent Gengst við því að hafa grandað farþegaþotunni Erlent Beygjuvasarnir stórhættulegir Innlent Nóbelsnefndin hafi valið pólitík fram yfir frið Erlent
Shortly after the long awaited solar eclipse this morning the first spade went into the ground for a temple of the Asatru Heathen Community in Öskjuhlíð in Reykjavik. A turning point in the history of religion and culture of Northern Europe according to a message on its Facebook-site. The temple will be 350 square meters and able to house about 250 people. The goal is to finish the project by the end of September 2016.People took a careful look at the solar eclipse.Vísir/GVAHilmar Örn Hilmarsson, the chieftain of the Asatru Heathen Community, says that this is the biggest turning point in the history of the Asatru Heathen Community. "This is a big day for us. This will change everything for us because we haven't had any facility for our operation," Hilmarsson says. The ceremony started at 8:38 AM at the beginning of the solar eclipse. Candles were lit for the good of local supernatural beings. When the eclipse reached a climax at 9:37 AM a fire was lit where the sanctuary will be built. "We'll be able to build a temple that will be a signature building in Reykjavík. First and foremost this will be a Congregation Hall where we will also have an office." The pictures below were taken by the photographer Silke Schurack.
News in English Mest lesið Ætlaði ekki að trúa því að sonurinn hefði sjálfur staðið upp úr bílnum Innlent Grínaðist með Möggu Stínu: „Fyrsta líflátshótunin kom 18 mínútum seinna“ Innlent Fjöldi látinn eftir að verksmiðja sprakk í loft upp Erlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Norðmenn uggandi vegna mögulegra viðbragða Trump Erlent Þarf að una áminningu í máli móður í forsjárdeilu Innlent Tókst ekki að sanna að Brim bæri ábyrgð á dauða sonar þeirra Innlent Gengst við því að hafa grandað farþegaþotunni Erlent Beygjuvasarnir stórhættulegir Innlent Nóbelsnefndin hafi valið pólitík fram yfir frið Erlent