Asatru Folk Assembly - Are there Atheists in the Lore？ #afa #asatru #ásatrú #asatrufolkassembly

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00:00:00.000 aha i knew i'd be able to find it quick because i remembered the phrase they trust in their own

00:00:06.380 strength in the um in the heimskringla in olaf saga there's a reference um

00:00:18.220 said he he said of his belief that he trusted in his own strength and power

00:00:25.040 the faith has served me well until now he said but now i intend to trust you the king

00:00:29.980 There was a kind of phrase, I trust in my own strength and power as opposed to being overtly religious.

00:00:35.800 The other example is in the Lannamavok.

00:00:40.560 It says, however, the godless was the name of the man.

00:00:47.260 So he is an atheist. 0.86

00:00:49.520 He's godless. 1.00

00:00:51.180 He was the son of Helgi the godless.

00:00:54.060 Father and son would not sacrifice to the gods and trusted in their own strength.

00:00:58.960 And that's in the Land Nama book, or the Book of Settlements in Iceland.

00:01:05.560 Those are the only examples that I can think of in the lore that talk overtly about that.

00:01:11.700 But you're right, I'm sure there are people who didn't have a sincere belief.

00:01:15.880 I'm sure there are, you know, all manner of that.

00:01:19.420 But I think that was uncommon.

00:01:22.240 So uncommon that these people are known as, you know, Bill the Godless.

00:01:30.400 It was a noted thing that as opposed to all of the rest of us, this guy is an atheist.

00:01:39.320 So it was a rare thing, but we do have those two examples.

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Asatru Folk Assembly - November 03, 2026