HÁKONARÆTT HALL OF RESTORATION & KINSHIP
Prison Ministry of Hákonarætt Fellowship Inc
Welcome
Welcome to Hákonaraett Hall of Restoration & Kinship (HHRK).
The Hall is the prison and restoration ministry of Hákonarætt Fellowship, serving incarcerated practitioners of the Old Ways and those seeking a path of religious formation, responsibility, renewal, and belonging.
Rooted in the Old Norse religious tradition, our work centers on revering the Gods, honoring the ancestors, respecting the landvættir, cultivating wisdom and character, and helping people build lives worthy of a good name.
Through religious resources, study, correspondence, and connection with the wider Fellowship, the Hall seeks to ensure that confinement need not mean separation from religious life, community, or hope for what comes next.
Our Mission
Hákonarætt Hall of Restoration & Kinship exists to support religious life, personal responsibility, restoration, and meaningful connection for incarcerated practitioners of the Old Ways and those returning to their communities.
"We are not keepers of a relic, but stewards of a living tradition."
Through study, religious resources, correspondence, formation, and fellowship, the Hall encourages each person to revere the Gods, honor the ancestors, respect the landvættir, cultivate wisdom and character, and build a good name through the life they choose to lead.
AN OLD WAY • A GOOD NAME • AN INNER HEARTH
Our Foundation
The Four Pillars
Honor
Living with integrity, keeping our word, and accepting responsibility for our actions.
Frith
Cultivating peace, trust, loyalty, and mutual respect within our community.
Hospitality
Extending generosity, respect, and care to others, and making room for fellowship and belonging.
Tradition
Honoring the wisdom of the Eddas and sagas while carrying the tradition forward.
The Nine Principles
I. Revere the Gods
II. Remember the Ancestors
III. Respect the Landvættir
IV. Seek Frith
V. Practice Hospitality
VI. Keep Your Word
VII. Learn Without Ceasing
VIII. Live with Courage and Restraint
IX. Build the Kindred
Our Theological Vision
We seek to understand and experience the divine through the symbols, stories, language, and sacred imagination of the Old Norse tradition.
We believe the Old Norse tradition offers a rich and enduring way of encountering the sacred. Rather than merely reconstructing the past or reenacting history, we seek to faithfully live the tradition today.
The Eddas, sagas, language, symbols, rituals, and worldview of our forebears provide the lens through which we revere the Gods, honor our ancestors, respect the landvættir, and cultivate lives of honor, frith, hospitality, and wisdom.
The Old Norse tradition invites us not merely to inherit the past, but to remember a way of seeing that still speaks to the present.
"Some things you don't learn. You choose to remember."
WISDOM • RESPONSIBILITY • RENEWAL
Take the Next Step
Whether you are an incarcerated practitioner, a chaplain seeking religious resources, or someone wishing to learn more about the Hall, we have resources to help you take the next step.
Keep the Inner Hearth
Explore religious teachings, devotional resources, study materials, and practical guidance for living the Old Ways during incarceration and beyond.
A Good Name
A Good Name is a guided study in wisdom, responsibility, character, and renewal, created especially for use in correctional settings.
For Chaplains
Information and materials for correctional chaplains and religious-services staff supporting incarcerated practitioners of the Old Ways.
The Hearth Within
Religious life does not end at the prison gate.
THE HEARTH WITHIN
The Hearth Within is a publication of Hákonarætt Fellowship for incarcerated practitioners of the Old Ways, offering religious reflection, teachings, seasonal observance, wisdom from the tradition, and encouragement for keeping the inner hearth.
The Hall and Hákonarætt
Hákonarætt Hall of Restoration & Kinship is the prison and restoration ministry of Hákonarætt Fellowship, Inc.
The Hall carries the Fellowship's religious tradition into correctional settings through religious resources, study, correspondence, formation, and support for incarcerated practitioners of the Old Ways. Its work also looks beyond confinement toward restoration, responsibility, and meaningful connection with religious community.
HHRK is not a separate religious organization. It is a ministry of Hákonarætt Fellowship and shares its religious tradition, principles, resources, and commitment to lifelong formation.
Our Inspiration
King Hákon the Good
Hákonarætt draws inspiration from the legacy of Hákon the Good, remembered in the sagas as a ruler who sought to lead with courage, wisdom, and a spirit of reconciliation during a time of religious change.
His example reminds us that strength and conviction need not stand apart from wisdom, hospitality, and respect for others. For the Hall, that legacy speaks especially to the work of responsibility, reconciliation, restoration, and the building of a good name.