History
In the early 1970s, following the revival of Asatru in Iceland, Stephen McNallen, a former U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, began publishing a newsletter titled The Runestone. He also formed an organization called the Ásatrú Free Assembly. Else Christensen's Odinism, which is sometimes identified with the term Ásatrú, originated around the same period.
In 1986, the "folkish vs. universalist" dispute and the dispute over the stance of Ásatrú towards white supremacism escalated, resulting in the breakup of the Asatru Free Assembly. The universalist branch reformed as The Troth, while the folkish branch became the Ásatrú Alliance (AA).
In 1994, McNallen formed a new organization, the Ásatrú Folk Assembly (AFA), which some refer to as "the new AFA". In 1997, the Britain based Odinic Rite (OR) founded a US chapter (ORV).
In the early 2000s, Mark Stinson formed The Jotun's Bane Kindred (JBK). JBK has pushed the concept of "regional" heathenry as opposed to national "internet heathenry", and has formed an active network of "Midwest Tribes" which if organized would be one of the largest organizations in America, regularly drawing attendance of over 200 to their yearly event (Lighting Across the Plains).
The Troth, currently headed by Victoria Clare, publishes the "Idunna" journal. The Troth held its 25th Anniversary Jubilee in 2012.
The Ásatrú Alliance is the oldest surviving organization and is headed by Valgard Murray. The Ásatrú Alliance publishes the "Vor Tru" newsletter, and held its 25th annual "Althing" gathering in 2005.
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