Freyshof Heilagmenn

At the Freyshof Dedication, we revealed that we have chosen a devotion to Allsherjargoði Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson of the Ásatrúarfélagið as our Hof Heilagmenn, or Hof Hero.

I chose Allsherjargoði Beinteinsson for two main reasons.

The first is that I want the Freyshof culture to recognize the importance of modern Ásatrú heroes. Much like Founder Stephen McNallen, Else Christensen, and Alexander Rudd Mills, Allsherjargoði Beinteinsson helped to bring Ásatrú back to our Folk in modern times and helped to establish Ásatrú as a legitimate religion. When he approached the Icelandic religious authorities, he was not initially taken seriously. But, his persistence and zeal was convincing—as was a sign from Þórr himself! The second reason is that I want our new Freyshof culture to recognize that success is not inevitable, and that we must continuously apply ourselves and teach our children and new Ásatrúar correctly.

Sadly, the work that Allsherjargoði Beinteinsson started with the Ásatrúarfélagið has not been continued by his most recent successors. The Ásatrúarfélagið has descended into atheism, waste, and degeneracy. I hope that Allsherjargoði Beinteinsson sees our work in the Asatru Folk Assembly as the legitimate successor to the work he started with the early (and Folkish!) Ásatrúarfélagið!

We have dedicated a shrine to Allsherjargoði Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, which incorporates the following Heroes Prayer, written my Michael Melillo —

There are those, whose time was spent,

in defense and service of others, known and unmet

Stood tall in the face of chaos and strife,

all gave much, some even their life

Though through your deeds, you may have tired,

your words and actions still yet inspire

Won for Gods and Folk, bright glory and fame,

we shall never forget and speak loudly your name!

Hail the heroes!

I invite you to learn more about Allsherjargoði Beinteinsson at https://www.freyshof.org/hof-hero

Witan Clifford Erickson

cerickson@runestone.org

~ From The Runestone, December 2025 ~