Kindreds
The Old Norse religious tradition is lived locally, in households, Hearths, and Kindreds, each rooted in its own place. Hákonarætt Fellowship charters Kindreds and supports them with shared resources, while respecting the local life and leadership of each.
Kindreds in the Tradition
Hákonar Highland Rim Kindred serves Middle Tennessee as the founding kindred of Hákonarætt and a chartered local community of the Fellowship.
Þórshǫll Kindred serves Alabama as a chartered local community of Hákonarætt Fellowship, rooted in the shared Old Norse religious tradition.
Shared Tradition, Local Life
A shared tradition does not require identical communities. Each Kindred develops its own local religious life, leadership, relationships, and practices, while remaining in fellowship with others who share the tradition.
Locally Led Communities
A Kindred is a local religious community formed by people who gather around shared tradition, religious practice, fellowship, and responsibility. Hákonarætt provides resources, guidance, and fellowship, and charters stable local communities as Kindreds, while each Kindred leads its own community life.
SHARED TRADITION
Kindreds draw upon the Old Norse religious tradition, historical sources, inherited practices, and resources made available through Hákonarætt.
LOCAL LEADERSHIP
Each Kindred is led locally and develops structures suited to the needs and circumstances of its community.
MUTUAL SUPPORT
Kindreds and practitioners share knowledge, resources, experience, hospitality, and fellowship across the Fellowship.
LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Each Kindred remains responsible for its own membership, leadership, activities, finances, property, decisions, and religious life.
The Fellowship and the Kindred
Hákonarætt exists to support local religious life. The Fellowship provides shared resources, education, ministry, and opportunities for connection, and charters Kindreds, while each Kindred leads its own local community.
One household, many hearths.
Forming a Kindred
Individuals interested in establishing a local religious community are welcome to build relationships, gather regularly, and develop an enduring community rooted in the shared Old Norse religious tradition. Each developing community shapes its own organization, leadership, and religious life.
When a stable local religious community has developed and wishes to be formally recognized within Hákonarætt Fellowship, it may request chartering as a Kindred.
Building a Local Kindred
1. CONNECT
Begin by connecting with others who share an interest in serious Old Norse religious life and developing a local community.
2. GATHER
Build relationships through regular gathering, study, religious observance, hospitality, and fellowship.
3. BUILD
Develop responsible local leadership, practices, expectations, and community structures appropriate to the needs of the Kindred.
4. CONTINUE
Cultivate a stable and enduring religious community capable of carrying the tradition forward while remaining rooted in its own place and circumstances.
Find Fellowship
Whether you are seeking a local religious community, hoping to connect with other practitioners, or considering forming a local Kindred where you live, Hákonarætt seeks to help people find fellowship around a shared religious tradition.
