Organizations

Viking Brotherhood

Modern Heathenry & Odinism, Texas, early 1970s

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Divinity Atlas. "Viking Brotherhood." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/organizations/viking-brotherhood.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Viking Brotherhood. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/organizations/viking-brotherhood

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@misc{divinityatlas-viking-brotherhood,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Viking Brotherhood},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/organizations/viking-brotherhood},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

Origin early 1970s

The Viking Brotherhood was a Heathen group formed by Stephen McNallen in Texas at the start of the 1970s. McNallen later converted it into the Asatru Free Assembly after relocating to California in 1976.

Facts

Origins

Origin Period

early 1970s 1

Founder

Stephen A. McNallen 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Founded By

Stephen McNallen

First of three successive organizations McNallen founded (Viking Brotherhood, then Asatru Free Assembly, then Asatru Folk Assembly), all documented on one shared Wikipedia page.

Source Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Asatru Folk Assembly (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationLead section, paragraph on the group's history

Quote, Lead section, paragraph on the group's history

McNallen formed the Viking Brotherhood in Texas at the start of the 1970s.

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