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Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (4 July 1924 – 23 December 1993) was an Icelandic religious leader and singer of rímur who was instrumental in helping to gain Icelandic government's recognition of the pre-Christian Heathenry in the country.
- 23 December 1993 (aged 69), Iceland
- 4 July 1924, Iceland
- Icelandic
- allsherjargoði, sheep farmer, poet
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson was born July 4, 1924, and lived as a sheep farmer in Borgarfjörður, a fjord in the west of Iceland. Sveinbjörn was an early practitioner and leader of modern Ásatrú. Sveinbjörn and fellow Ásatrúar founded the Ásatrúarfélagið (Ásatrú Fellowship) on the First Day of Summer 1972 (April 18) and Sveinbjörn ...
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Oct 1, 2023 · Ethnomusicology (2023) 67 (3): 383–405. https://doi.org/10.5406/21567417.67.3.06. Share. Tools. Abstract. In this article, I examine Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson's performances of Icelandic traditional vocal music, or kveða music, in Reykjavík's early 1980s punk-rock scene.
Oct 9, 2018 · A commemorative memorial also stands at the entrance of the temple as a tribute to Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, the founder of the society and first “Allsherjargodi,” or highest priest. Rituals,...
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson. Pronounced “SVAIN-byordin BAIN-tain-son.” The founder of the Ásatrúarfélagið (“Æsir Faith Fellowship”). An Icelandic farmer-poet, he led the emergence of Ásatrú as a modern religion and served as chief goði of the heathen church from its founding in 1972 until his death in 1993.
