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01 Boundless meetings
02 Family and hierarchy
03 Divine craftwork
04 Midgard
05 Belief and traditions
06 The living and the dead
07 Waterways
08 Trading and raiding
09 Town-like centres
10 Christian monuments
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01 Boundless meetings
02 Family and hierarchy
03 Divine craftwork
04 Midgard
05 Belief and traditions
06 The living and the dead
59: Four scenes in stone
60: The dead were a part of the living society
61: The rituals affected the living and the dead
62: Returning from the underworld by boat?
63: Golden horses and swords
64: The survivors opened graves
65: The Valkyries welcomed the fallen to Valhalla
66: The path to Hel
67: An iron sword was broken in half
68: A funeral pyre with ritual drama
69: Freya’s hall for fallen warriors
70: The path to the Christian paradise
71: To kill an object
72: Important positioning of the body in the grave
73: Individual rituals and winged sacrifices
07 Waterways
08 Trading and raiding
09 Town-like centres
10 Christian monuments
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The living and the dead
65. The Valkyries welcomed the fallen to Valhalla
Skull
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Skull
The Story of Burnt Njáll recounts how the Valkyries used severed heads as loom weights when they were weaving forth a battle. Grave find, Ryttarstigen, Ödeshög Parish, Östergötland.
Image rights: Helena Bonnevier, Historiska museet/SHM (
CC BY 4.0
)
Object number:
3004296
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