The Faith

Ásatrú (often anglicised as Asatru) is an Icelandic term meaning 'Faith in the Æsir'; it is a modern term used describe a strain of the contemporary revival of polytheistic paganism often referred to as Heathenry.  
The original Heathens were the pre-Christian North European peoples who lived a thousand and more years ago in the lands around what is now called the North Sea and possibly further. These included the peoples of England, Scandinavia, Germany, Frisia (Friesland) and the numerous colonies established in the outward expansion of these people during the Viking Age, though the religious beliefs of these peoples had much earlier origins.