Northeast Thing

The Northeast Thing is a community building event serving people who identify with the religious traditions of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, centered around the deities collectively known as Aesir in English (Icelandic Æsir, Old English ēse, Old High German ensî).

Asatru, Anglicized from Icelandic Ásatrú, literally means “The religiosity relating to the Aesir“. This means that in Asatru we celebrate the deities, traditions, myths, and symbols of the traditional Scandinavian and North European gods and related beings. Asatru is non-dogmatic and decentralized, so groups and individuals relate to these traditions as they see fit.

We believe Asatru as a religious identity is open to all people. We ask that all attendees abide by frith as, Northeast Thing is welcoming to people of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities, and is intended as a safe, hospitable place of joy and fellowship. We do not welcome racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia. We reserve the right to reject registrations submitted based on our own discretion.