Asatru Holidays - July 2025 - Beinteinsson ｜ Rud Mills ｜ Sigrblót
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Summary
On July 4th, 1924, Sveinbjorn was born. On July 5th, 1993, he passed away. We remember him as one of the most important men in the history of the religion of Odinism in Iceland.
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and folk of all ages, you know what time it is.
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It is a brand new month, so it's time to go over the holidays, holy days, and days of remembrance for the month of July.
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Friday, July 4th, is our Day of Remembrance for Sveinbjorn Bientesson.
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We follow that up on July the 15th with our Day of Remembrance for Alexander Rudd Mills.
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And on July 19th, the observance day for Sigur Blotz.
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We'll tell you about it, and let's get down to it.
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Today, Friday, July 4th, we hold the Day of Remembrance for
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Ás herriar Góthi Sveinbjörn Bientensen, born July 4th, 1924, passed away December
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23rd, 1993. Ás herriar Góthi Sveinbjörn Bientensen entered Midgater on July 4th, 1924.
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He is known for reviving Ásatru in Iceland, having the Æsir be recognized by the Icelandic
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government and forming the Ausatruar Feligith for that purpose.
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While his organization is no longer what he created it to be, his work in the early reforging
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of Ausatru is forever honored by the Ausatru Folk Assembly.
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Sveinbjorn lived his entire life in Western Iceland, with much of his early adulthood
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He was also married and sired two sons with his wife, Svon Tridhyr, in the 1960s.
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The winter of 1972 saw the beginnings of Sveinbjorn's greatest deeds, as he and three friends would meet in the Reykjavik Café to discuss Austeru.
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They quickly decided that the faith of their ancestors was one to be practiced as a community,
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as one folk, and began their work to make this a reality.
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These four men were the earliest leading figures of the Ausatruar Freilagief, Ausherrleger
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Sveinbjorn, future Ausherrleger Jörmünder Inge Hansen, Gotti Thorstein Gutgensen, and
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Sveinbjörn described the revival of Icelandic Æsatrú as the desire that Icelanders could
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have their own faith and nourish it in no less than imported religions.
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Dagr emphasized the return to nature and rejection of the negatives of industrial civilization.
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The Asatrua Arfelegith was officially formed on the first day of summer in 1972, with Sveinbjorn
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Just before the year 1972, Elsherjargothi Sveinbjorn and Gothi Thorstein sought official
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They visited Olafur Johannesson, the Icelandic Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
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He initially thought the two Gothar were joking about their request, but then asked for paperwork
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to be filled out when he realized that they were serious.
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Shortly after Sveinbjorn and Thorstein exited the building, the power in the center of town
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went out due to a large and sudden thunderstorm, showing that the Lord Thor himself gave a
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Many Christian Icelanders at the time even viewed this as a sign.
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The Bishop of Iceland and others recommended denying the request for recognition as the
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After another five months or so of discussion and paperwork, the Ausatruar Vellegith was
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was officially recognized by the government of Iceland as a religious organization in
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May of 1973. This gave them the rights of any other church, marriage, share of the church
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tax, etc., which they still hold to this day. On August 5th of 1973, Æsherjörgöthi Sveinbjörn
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led the first public lot in nearly 1,000 years. The right took place at his farm in heavy
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reign under the statue of Lord Thor, who had intervened on their behalf eight months earlier.
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A local newspaper described the bloat as vigorous and energetic.
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As Hagergothi Sveinbjorn held his title until his death around the year of 1993.
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He lived a simple but happy life on his farm without many luxuries.
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He was an author and poet, having published eight different written works and three different
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He was said to be soft-spoken and even a bit shy, but his thunderous impact on our native
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Despite standing nearly alone in his mission to re-establish Icelandic loyalty to the Æsir,
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he never wavered or compromised in his duty to gods and folk.
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His resolve was so mighty that even Lord Thor himself intervened to sway the minister's
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And following that, a little later in the month on July 15th, is our Day of Remembrance
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for Alexander Rudd Mills, born July 15th, 1885.
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Born in Tasmania, Australia, Alexander Rudd Mills was a barrister, author, and early proponent for the revival of our ancestral faith.
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The Alcetru Folk Assembly honors him with a Day of Remembrance every year on the 15th of July,
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While there is not a great deal of knowledge on his early life, we do know that Mills attempted
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to serve in the Australian Armed Forces in World War I, but was rejected on medical grounds.
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Regardless of this rejection, he devoted his life to serving our folk and honoring our
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gods by establishing the Anglican Church of Odin.
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Alexander Rudd Mills was something of an outlier amongst our folk heroes, as he was one of
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the first people to embrace what we call forward-facing Alcetrube.
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He established a real church with hymns, vigils, virtues, and communion, and with an authentic
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English flavor reminiscent of the faith of his Anglo-Saxon ancestors.
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On May 7, 1942, he was placed in an internment camp for his folkish beliefs, due to the political
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He was interned until December of the same year, while many men would crumble and hide
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After his release, he immediately returned to sharing his love for the Aesir, publishing
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He was so devoted that he did not marry until the age of 65.
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Alexander Rudd Mills passed away on April 8, 1964, just 13 years after he married.
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His loving wife Evelyn passed away 9 years later and was laid to rest next to her husband
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the Church of England Cemetery. Although Mills left this world over 60 years ago, his legacy
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is stronger than ever. His portrait, as well as an original print of his book, E.R. Olden,
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have been immortalized in a shrine inside the way of our very own Thor's Hoth. This
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shrine sits mere feet away from the mural of Lord Thor that our members worship at on
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a regular basis in a real hoth dedicated to one of the gods that Mills devoted his life
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He may have been forgotten by many of his folk in his time, but the Alcatru Folk Assembly
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And the last holy day for the month of July, Sigurblot, we observe on July 19th.
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Sigurblot literally means victoryblot, and was celebrated by our ancestors in the early summer months.
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On the one hand, our ancestors were celebrating their victory over the harsh winter.
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On the other hand, our ancestors performed a bloc to ask for victory.
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With the warm weather and the completion of the planting time, the men often turned their minds to the duty of man.
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Practically speaking, summer was the better time to organize new campaigns and set sail.
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In our modern times, the vast majority of us are not familiar with war in a personal way.
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It is a time we can use to reorganize our priorities,
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to figure out the steps we need to take in order to reach our ultimate goals,
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and to break free from those that we struggle with.
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One great way to celebrate Sigur Blot is to offer a meal or some other item that you spent time making
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Another option is to sacrifice a bladed weapon to the fire
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The blade dulled in battle so that it cannot be used against you
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Offered to the fire is a great way to ask our gods for victory during the coming winter
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the meals, the camaraderie, and come celebrate victory at the home of victory, Sigurdheim.
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And following that, in August, it's right around the corner, Freyfaxi at Baldershof.
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Get on out. It's going to be a great time. You're going to enjoy yourself.
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Bintesen, hail Alexander Rudd Mills, hail Tir, hail the Isir, hail the folk, hail the