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Many adherents of historical Germanic paganism and Germanic Neopaganism (Asatru, Odinism) have been persecuted, mainly by Christians. Persecution may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution. It also may refer to the confiscation or destruction of property, or incitement to hatred. Germanic paganism refers to the religion and mythology of the Germanic nations preceding Christianization, including Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythologies, and remnants of pre-Christian beliefs in the folklore of medieval and modern Germanic peoples. ... Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. ... satr , also known as Odinism, describes a number of attempts to reconstruct the indigenous religions of Northern Europe. ... Ásatrú describes a number of attempts to reconstruct the indigenous religions of Northern Europe. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ...

Middle Ages

While the early Christianization of the Goths, the Irish, the Franks and the Alamanni was achieved by peaceful missionary activity, facilitated by the prestige of the Christian Roman Empire among European pagans, in the Middle Ages, conversion of remaining Germanic pagans was less peaceful. Charlemagne in the 8th century converted Saxon pagans by force. In 772 he destroyed their Irminsul, and in 782 he ordered the beheading of 4,500 Saxon nobles who refused baptism. St Francis Xavier converting the Paravas: a 19th-century image of the docile heathen The historical phenomenon of Christianization, the conversion of individuals to Christianity or the conversion of entire peoples at once (a political shift as much as a spontaneous mass shift in individual consciences), also includes the practice... Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche portrays the Goths as cavalrymen. ... The Franks or the Frankish people were one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm (sometimes referred to as Francia) in an area that covers most of modern-day France and the region of Franconia in Germany... The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Charlemagne is also the name of a column in The Economist on European affairs. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... Saxon may refer to: The Saxon people The Anglo-Saxon people Saxon language: Anglo-Saxon language (the ancestor language of English) Lower Saxon language (a variety of Low German) Old Saxon language (the ancestor language of Anglo-Saxon language) Upper Saxon dialect (a variety of High German) An inhabitant of... Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. ... Detail of the bent Irminsul on the Externsteine relief. ... Events Alcuin becomes teacher to Charlemagne and his court. ...

The Christianization of Northern Europe in the 11th century was accompanied with some violence between Pagan and Christian factions. The conflict was brought to a point between the pagan king Blot-Sweyn and his christian brother-in-law Ingold in the 1180s. After Ingold was forced into exile, he returned to Sweden in 1087, and having arrived at Old Uppsala, he surrounded the hall of Blot-Sweyn with his housecarls, and set the hall on fire, slaying the king as he escaped from the burning house. The burning of the Temple at Uppsala probably dates to the same time. This particular conflict resembles the classical feud of Norse Saga more than religious fanaticism. In 10th century Iceland, there was similar tension between Christian and the Pagan factions, but violent clashes were avoided by the decision of the Althing 1000 AD to put the arbitration between them to Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, who opted that the country should convert to Christianity as a whole, while pagan worship in private remained tolerated. Northern Europe is marked in purple Northern Europe is a name of the northern part of the European continent. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Blot-Sven (king 1084-1087) ousted his brother-in-law Inge from Svealand, when he had refused to administer the sacrifices at the Temple at Uppsala, in ca 1080. ... Inge Stenkilsson (king 1079–1084 (?) and 1087–1105) ruled with his half-brother Haakon the Red, until Haakon died, in 1080. ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s Years: 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 Events and Trends Categories: 1180s ... Events May 9 - The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari. ... Gamla Uppsala is an area rich in archaeological remains seen from the grave field whose larger mounds (left part) are close to the royal mounds. ... Housecarls were household troops, personal warriors and equivalent to a royal bodyguard to Scandinavian kings. ... The Temple at Uppsala was a Temple in Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala), near modern Uppsala, Sweden, created to worship the Norse gods of ancient times. ... Feud may also mean fief in reference to feudalism. ... The Norse sagas or Viking sagas (Icelandic: sögur), are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, about migration to Iceland, and of feuds between Icelandic families. ... The Althing (Modern Icelandic Alþingi; Old Norse Alþing) is the national parliament: literally, the all-thing (or General Assembly) of Iceland. ... // Events World Population 300 million. ...

In for instance Gutalagen (an early Swedish law book) officially in use until 1595, but in practice until 1645, performing blóts was punishable by a fine.[1] Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... The Blót was the pagan Germanic sacrifice to Norse gods and Elves. ...

Nazi Persecution

Although far less hostile to Pagan beliefs than to Judaism, the Nazis was indeed negative to all alternative religions and only German Christians was allowed. Throughout the Third Reich and lands that came under Nazi rule, Nazi totalitarianism demanded that all religious activity conform to the desires of Nazi leadership. Some adherents of the Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft ended up in concentration camps. This ran counter to currents of Nazi mysticism that played an important part in the early times of Nazism. This change of focus during the 1930 also led to the marginalization of Rudolf Hess. The term National Socialism has been used in self-description by a number of different political groups and ideologies, some of which have no connection with the Nazis; see National socialism (disambiguation). ... German Christians was formed in 1932 and led by Ludwig Mueller. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Totalitarianism is a typology employed by political scientists to describe modern regimes in which the state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior. ... Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft (Germanic Faith-Community) is the oldest Asatru organisation still operational. ... Thule Society emblem Nazi mysticism is a term used to describe a quasi-religious undercurrent of Nazism; it denotes the combination of Nazism with occultism, esotericism, cryptohistory, and/or the paranormal. ... Rudolf Hess Rudolf Hess should not be confused with another prominent Nazi, Rudolf Höß (also spelled Höss or Hoess. ...

The Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft was heavily suppressed by the Nazis in the 1930s and in 1933 the leader of GGG Rudolf von Sebettendorff was arrested and exiled. Being a current or former membership of an Odinist organisation disqualified anyone from holding rank or office within NSDAP. In 1936 the runemaster Friedrich Barnharb Marby, a follower of Guido von List's occult "ariosophic" Armanenschaft was arrested and sent to a concentration camp at Flossenberg. He was released from the Dachau concentration camp in 1945. Many other members ended up in the concentration camps, although as far as can be told only one member was actually killed. The full focus of the state was not aimed at religious minorities until the June 9, 1941 when Reinhard Heydrich, the head of the security police, banned a large number of spiritual practices. The organisations were dissolved, their property confiscated, and many of their leaders arrested. [2] [3] Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft (Germanic Faith-Community) is the oldest Asatru organisation still operational. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Nazi swastika The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Thule Society emblem Nazi mysticism is a term used to describe a philosophical undercurrent of Nazism; it denotes the combination of Nazism with occultism, esotericism, cryptohistory, and/or the paranormal. ... Guido Karl Anton List, better known as Guido von List (October 5, 1848 - May 17, 1919), author of the famous Secret of the Runes, was an occult and völkisch author who is seen as one of the most important figures in Germanic mysticism and runic revivalism in the late... A concentration camp is a large detention center created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ... SS Chief Heinrich Himmler inspects the Dachau concentration camp (1936) The Dachau concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration camp near the city of Dachau, north of Munich, in southern Germany. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Reinhard Heydrich as SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (March 7, 1904 – June 4, 1942) was an SS-Obergruppenführer , chief of the Reich Main Security Office, and Reich governor of Bohemia and Moravia. ...

Contemporary

Contemporary followers of Germanic Neopaganism like Ásatrú often face hostility from Christian circles. Conversely, some Heathen societies exhibit hostility towards Christianity. Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. ... Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. ...

In November 10, 1999 the International Asatru/Odinic Alliance (IAOA) charged the FBI with violating it's First Amendment rights to freedom of religion, free speech, and peaceful assembly. The reason was numerous false statements and innuendoes about the group made in the FBI's "Project Megiddo" report. [4] November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ... Freedom of religion is a modern legal concept of being free as a matter of right, while freedom of worship is based upon the free expression of that right. ... Freedom of speech is the right to freely say what one pleases, as well as the related right to hear what others have stated. ...

Anti-Defamation League publish a list of symbols used by anti-semitic groups. After a letter campaign pointing out that some of these symbols are also used in contexts unrelated to Neo-Nazism by Germanic Neopagans, the ADL included a disclaimer on their site to that effect. The Anti-Defamation League (or ADL) is an American organization set up by Bnai Brith whose aim is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. ...

In Texas the Texas Department of Criminal Justice don't allow inmates to study or use the runes in any way. First they were not allowed to receive publications that contain runes, but after the runes were cut out the policy was changed so that inmates may not receive any Asatru publications. The prison authorities claim runes are are related to hate groups and used as 'secret codes' for communications between gang members. [5] ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

See also

• Christian views on witchcraft
• Persecution of Ancient Greek religion

Christian views on witchcraft arise from scriptural, theological, and historical considerations. ... Many followers of Ancient Greek religion have experienced persecution, mainly from Christians. ...

External links

• How Europe was overrun by Christians (Odinic Rite Australia)