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| Formation | 1998 |
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| Type | Neopagan, neo-Nazi |
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| Leader | Tore W. Tvedt |
| Website | vigrid |
Vigrid is a Norwegian neopagan sect founded by Tore W. Tvedt in 1998 that combines racial theories with Norse mythology.[1][2] The group is widely regarded as neo-Nazi,[3][4][5] and is considered to have an "extremely racist and violent ideology" by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST).[6][7] The group is known for their ceremonies and rituals including "baptisms".[8][9] In 2009, the group registered as a political party and ran for the parliamentary election in one county, receiving 179 votes (0.007% of the votes cast). The group was disbanded from 2009 to 2013, but has since resumed activities in a limited form,[7][10] and "now orients its online operations towards an alt-right audience".[11]
- ^ "Vigrid". Redox (in Danish).
- ^ "Vigrid (norsk politisk organisasjon)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 29 August 2022.
- ^ Lecomte, Bjørn (23 January 2009). "18-åring kjemper for Vigrid" [18-year-old fighting for Vigrid]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2009.
- ^ "PST: – Det nynazistiske miljøet er knust". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Tenåringer i nynazistisk dåp". Telemarksavisa (in Norwegian). 26 May 2003.
- ^ "- Ekstremt rasistisk og voldelig" [Extremely racist and violent]. Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). 10 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Provosert over e-post fra Vigrid". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Her "døper" Vigrid Oslo-ungdommer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 February 2005.
- ^ "Over 100 Vigrid-seremonier hittil i år". VG (in Norwegian). 28 October 2003.
- ^ "Vigrid". folkogforsvar.no (in Norwegian).
- ^ Fugelso, Karl (2020). Politics and Medievalism (studies). Boydell & Brewer. p. 75. ISBN 9781843845560.