News: The BBC Films Pagan Ceremonies in Iceland
from Iceland Review
http://tinyurl.com/mkcgd3

A documentary film crew from the BBC attended two weddings, two naming
ceremonies and one coming-of-age ceremony undertaken by
Ásatrúarfélagid, the pagan society in Iceland, which honors the Norse
gods, at Thingvellir national park on Thursday.

Egill Baldursson, Ásatrúarfélagid’s lawspeaker, told Fréttabladid,
that the association holds a ceremony at Iceland’s ancient Althingi
parliament in Thingvellir every year close to the summer solstice, on
Thor’s Day (Thursday) in the tenth week of summer.

“It was successful as always,” Baldursson said. “Here, people get
together and enjoy each other’s company.” This time, for extra fun,
members of the Viking association Einherji marched around Thingvellir
in full battle uniform.

(piece also contains one photo and a link to video of their start of
winter ceremony in '06)

-Gary