Jörmundur Ingi Hansen

Jörmundur Ingi Hansen (born 14 August 1940) is an Icelandic neopagan leader and clothing retailer. He was the allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið from 1994 to 2002 and is the leader of the group Reykjavíkurgoðorð since 2004.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jörmundur.
Jörmundur Ingi Hansen
Jörmundur Ingi Hansen being sworn in as allsherjargoði at Þingvellir on 7 July 1994.
Born
Jörgen Ingi Hansen

(1940-08-14) 14 August 1940
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic

Early life

Born on 14 August 1940 as Jörgen Ingi Hansen, he changed his Danish first name early on to the Icelandic Jörmundur.[1] His parents were the merchant Jörgen F. F. Hansen (1916 – 1991) and Helga Eiríksdóttir Hansen (1917 – 2008).[2] As a young man he was known as a bohemian personality, interested in esotericism and Eastern religions, and one of the most prominent people in Reykjavík's hippie movement.[1]

Ásatrúarfélagið

In 1972, he was one of the founding members of the Icelandic neopagan organization Ásatrúarfélagið, along with its first allsherjargoði Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, Dagur Þorleifsson and Þorsteinn Guðjónsson. Together with Sveinbjörn, Jörmundur reconstructed the organization's rituals and liturgy. He also created its attire and made a statue of Thor that was used at the center the group's cult place.[1] Because of his extroverted personality, he became responsible for much of Ásatrúarfélagið's media representation.[3]

Jörmundur Ingi Hansen designed the pagan burial ground in Reykjavík.

After Sveinbjörn's death in 1993, Jörmundur Ingi was chosen as the new allsherjargoði in 1994. He was elected with 59 votes or 61.8% of the votes, against 34 votes or 36.2% for Haukur Halldórsson. One vote was blank.[4] His time as leader was marked by an increased mainstream acceptance for the group and significant membership growth. It also included the acquirement of a building in Reykjavík, and in 1999 the establishment of an official ásatrú burial ground which Jörmundur Ingi designed.[3] The burial ground is part of the cemetery at Gufunes in Reykjavík.[5]

A conflict emerged when Jörmundur Ingi was unwilling to distribute more tasks among other elected officials within the organization.[3] He was removed from office in 2002 and was replaced by Jónína Kristín Berg as a temporary allsherjargoði,[6] before Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson was elected to the position in 2003 with Jörmundur Ingi's approval.[3]

Reykjavíkurgoðorð

In 2004 he left Ásatrúarfélagið and became the leader of the splinter group Reykjavíkurgoðorð.[7] The small, non-political group had almost 30 members in 2015. It was not actively seeking new members, but was open for anyone who wished to join.[8]

Professional career

Jörmundur Ingi has a great interest in men's fashion and runs a vintage clothing store in Reykjavík. He claims to not earn much from the store, and views it as a service to help men to dress better, as he does not consider contemporary fashion trends to be good for them.[9]

In the media

He is the subject of the five-minute long documentary film Jörmundur directed by Nicole Stock, Maddie O'hara, Jack Bushell and Alex Herz.[10] The documentary won the award for best Icelandic short film at the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival. The jury called it "a beautiful, reverent ode to an interesting subject".[11]

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References
  1. Swatos, William H.; Gissurarson, Loftur Reimar (2018). "Pagus et urbanus in Iceland: conjunctions and disjunctions in neo-pagan religion". In Tomasi, Luigi (ed.). Alternative Religions Among European Youth. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-46054-8.
  2. "Minningargreinar: Helga E. Hansen". Morgunblaðið. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. Schnurbein, Stefanie von (2016). Norse Revival: Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism. Brill Publishers. p. 69.
  4. "Ásatrúarfélagið Jörmundur Ingi allsherjargoði". Morgunblaðið. 25 May 1994. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. "Cemetery at Gufunes". Cemeteries of Reykjavík Deanery. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "Yfirlýsing frá Lögréttu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 August 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. "Reykjavíkurgoðorð verður félag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 19 June 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir (14 August 2015). "Jörmundur Ingi 75 ára í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. Sólveig Gísladóttir (2 December 2016). "Jörmundur með fatamarkað". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. "Jörmundur". Reykjavík International Film Festival. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  11. "Knife + Heart won the main prize at RIFF". Iceland Monitor. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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