It has been the dream of Iceland´s neo-pagan worshippers for four decades. Now construction of the first heathen temple or "hof" to be built in a Nordic country in almost 1,000 years is set to get under way. Work will start in March on a wooded hill near to the the capital Reykjavik's domestic airport. The temple will provide followers of Iceland's old Norse religion with a place to hold their communal "blot" - or feasts - as well as marriages, name-giving ceremonies, funerals and rite of passage ceremonies for teenagers. Until now, ceremonies have mostly been conducted outdoors during the summer. the Asatru has close to 3,000 members and is one of the fastest growing religions in Iceland.
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