Jörmundur Ingi Hansen

Jörmundur Ingi Hansen
Jörmundur Ingi Hansen being sworn in as allsherjargoði at Þingvellir on 7 July 1994.
Born (1940-08-14) 14 August 1940
Iceland
Nationality Icelandic

Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (born 14 August 1940) is an Icelandic neopagan leader. He is the leader of the group Reykjavíkurgoðorð and was the allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið from 1994 to 2002.

Biography

In 1972, he was one of the founding members of Ásatrúarfélagið along with its first allsherjargoði Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, Dagur Þorleifsson and Þorsteinn Guðjónsson. After Sveinbjörn's death in 1993, Jörmundur Ingi became the new allsherjargoði in 1994. He was elected with 59 votes or 61.8% against 34 votes or 36.2% for Haukur Halldórsson. One vote was blank.[1]

He was responsible for much of Ásatrúarfélagið's media representation and his time as leader marked an increased mainstream acceptance for the group as well as significant membership growth. It also included the acquirement of a building in Reykjavík and the establishment of an official Asatru burial ground, which Jörmundur Ingi designed.[2]

A conflict emerged when Jörmundur Ingi was unwilling to distribute more tasks among other elected officials within the organization.[2] He was removed from office in 2002 and was replaced by Jónína Kristín Berg as a temporary allsherjargoði,[3] before Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson was elected to the position in 2003 with Jörmundur Ingi's approval.[2]

In 2004 he left Ásatrúarfélagið and became the leader of the splinter group Reykjavíkurgoðorð.[4] The small, non-political group had almost 30 members in 2015, and was not actively seeking new members, although it was open for anyone who wished to join.[5]

Jörmundur Ingi has a great interest in men's fashion and runs a clothing store in Reykjavík. He claims to not earn much from the store, but views it as a service to help men to dress better, as he does not consider contemporary fashion trends to be good for them.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ásatrúarfélagið Jörmundur Ingi allsherjargoði. 25 May 1994. Morgunblaðið.
  2. 1 2 3 Stefanie von Schnurbein. 2016. Norse Revival: Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism. Brill Publishers. p. 69
  3. ↑ Yfirlýsing frá Lögréttu. 25 August 2002. Morgunblaðið.
  4. ↑ Reykjavíkurgoðorð verður félag. 19 June 2004. Vísir.is.
  5. ↑ Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir. 14 August 2015. Jörmundur Ingi 75 ára í dag. Vísir.is.
  6. ↑ Sólveig Gísladóttir. 2 December 2016. Jörmundur með fatamarkað. Vísir.is.
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