Increasing number of Danish Asetro believers want to be sent to war

[RuneX2]

It’s popular for believers in Asetro to be sent as soldier to Afghanistan, Iraq and other international missions where Denmark participates.

According to military priest Christian Madsen, which has been on missions in Kosovo and Iraq, the Asetro believers are so influential that the newest camp in Iraq, Camp Einherjer, was named after the Einherjers, which in Nordic Mythology were the Viking-warriors which fell in honourable combat and were found to be worthy to live in Valhalla.

Christian Madsen don’t doesn’t know how many Asetro believers there are in the army. But he stress that they are very noticeable, both in the military back home and on the international missions:

"There is a large number of Asetro soldiers, which have romantic thoughts about the brotherhood which were had in the old Nordic. The Nordic Mythology is characterised by war, and that is probably one of the reasons, they want to become soldiers. One easily notice them, they wear Thor’s hammer around their neck, and have tattoos of the Midgardsormr (the serpent) or other Viking symbols on their arms".Asetro believers want to stationed international (http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-17423147.html?rss)

[Ace Rimmer]

Christian Madsen, hihih. :)

[RuneX2]

Christian Madsen, hihih. :)Yeah well that was the Christan priest, so that's quite fitting. It has always been one of the most popular names in Denmark. Currently its @13. and @6 as a surname. Names TOP-20 for the whole of Denmark's population as of 1 January 2008 (http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/pop/2008.aspx)

[Ace Rimmer]

My mistake, I misread that he is an Asetro dude.

[Petr]

It has always been one of the most popular names in Denmark. Currently its @13. and @6 as a surname. Names TOP-20 for the whole of Denmark's population as of 1 January 2008 (http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/pop/2008.aspx)
I'm quite glad to see that the name "Muhammad" is not yet on that list. :)


Petr

[RuneX2]

I'm quite glad to see that the name "Muhammad" is not yet on that list. :)


PetrNeither is it going to get there anytime soon, since no variation of Muhammed even makes it to the top-50 list of new Danes (http://www.dst.dk/nytudg/9932).

In fact, a good part of the most popular boys names have Christian origins. Both for the list of total number of Danes and the list for newborn Danes.
* Jens (Danish for Johannes)
* Peter
* Lars (Danish for saint Laurentius)
* Michael
* Henrik (Not Christian)
* Søren (Not Christian)
* Niels (Not Christian)
* Thomas
* Hans (short form of Johannes)
* Jørgen (Danish for saint Georg)
etc.

Actually when I look at it the list of newborn Danes seem if anything to be more Christian inspired than the list of all Danes. Here is Lucas @2, Noah @4. Christian risen to @9 Etc.

Girls names seem less Christian inspired. There are more romantic names inspired by birds ("Lærke" = a small song bird) and flowers and such. And of course Freja = Old Nordic Goddess of Love, which has been a popular as far back as I can remember. And Astrid which I think is actually a pre-Nordic Mythology Goddess of Love. But most of them are just common Germanic names.

Now I look at it, I’m very relived that silly Americanized Hollywood names don’t seem to be popular at all.

[Kriger]

I don't know for others, but I do know that the warrior ethos is strong within our family traditions. That this ethos is being revived in parts of Scandinavia is good news.

I understand the equally deep-seated ethos of neutrality found in our ethnicities, but there comes a time when one's only defense is to fight and fight well.

Not sure what I think about them fighting other's wars, though. Waste of good warriors.

[Jimbo Gomez]

I'm quite glad to see that the name "Muhammad" is not yet on that list. :)


Petr


It is in Brussels. :(