Asatru,n.Brit.|ˈɑːsəˌtruː|,|ˈaʊsəˌtruː|, U.S.|ˈɑsəˌtru|,|ˈaʊsəˌtru|Forms: 19– Asatru, 19– Ásatrú; Also with lower-case initial.[‹ Icelandic ásatrú (1885 in historical use denoting the early Scandinavian pagan religion, 1972 or earlier denoting the neopagan religion) >n.) + trú belief(seetrucen.), perhaps after Norwegian asatro early Scandinavian pagan religion (1873 in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's libretto to Edvard Grieg's opera Olav Trygvason, or earlier).]The pagan polytheistic religion of early Scandinavians (hist.). Now also: a neopagan religion based on this.1926T. ThorsteinssonIceland 113Most of the colonists were heathens and brought with them the ancient Scandinavian faith, the Asatru, as it was called.1984Jrnl.Sci.StudyRelig.23 37More successful, but still very small, has been an attempt to revive pre-Christian rites (Ásatrú).1993Record (Kitchener-Waterloo,Ont.) (Nexis) 27 Mar. g7The spring ritual was presided over by a 45-year-old Kitchener man who..follows the Norse-Teutonic pagan tradition of Asatru.1999Speculum 74 627The settlers wanted to perpetuate the life they had known in Norway, including the traditional religious belief centered on the ásatrú.2003newWitch Spring 74/1Many Pagan religions, most notably, Asatru, don't necessarily consider themselves ‘earth-centered’.