Hye, we are back again with the fourth entry for this blog. Now, I will delightedly story about the Viking Burial in Scandinavia. Do you know what exactly the viking burial is? To make the readers clear about what is viking burial, so I have done some researches in order to completely understand the meaning of it. According to the information that I have found, viking burial consists of cremation(burning) of a dead body in a ship. The vikings are commonly believed that the burial of the dead bodies must be taken care and handled carefully to make sure that they will be at peace in the upcoming afterlife.
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| The Viking People - courtesy of Google |
Usually, the Viking great warriors and members of the aristocracy will be set to rest in their longships. There are two ways to bury these dead body in the longships. The first method is, the dead body will be buried in a ground that is surrounded by ship shaped burial plots marked by stones. Secondly, they will be burnt and send off to the sea.
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| The ship shaped burial plots marked by stones - courtesy of Google |
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| This ship is on fire and it consists of dead body - courtesy of Google |
The video shows the ritual of Viking Burial in Scandinavia - courtesy of Youtube
Furthermore, the Vikings will be buried with some chosen belongings that they believed may need in the afterlife for instance, weapons and animals. I believe that this viking burial tradition is unique because the slave will be sacrificed at the burial for the reason to accompany his or her master into the afterlife to serve him there. Viking with different social status will be offering different wishes for example, some people can choose who they want to be accompanied in the afterlife. They can choose whether to be accompanied by their spouse or close relative. It is so different from other burial tradition right? I think the picture of the ship being burnt is so beautiful because it is a great view to me. So I think that's all for this entry. Enjoy your reading!
Furthermore, the Vikings will be buried with some chosen belongings that they believed may need in the afterlife for instance, weapons and animals. I believe that this viking burial tradition is unique because the slave will be sacrificed at the burial for the reason to accompany his or her master into the afterlife to serve him there. Viking with different social status will be offering different wishes for example, some people can choose who they want to be accompanied in the afterlife. They can choose whether to be accompanied by their spouse or close relative. It is so different from other burial tradition right? I think the picture of the ship being burnt is so beautiful because it is a great view to me. So I think that's all for this entry. Enjoy your reading!
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