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Valhalla - The hall of the slain

Valhalla - The hall of the slain

Valhalla, a majestic hall with shields as roof, spears as rafters and chain mail as seats. A hall where the food and drinks never ends. If we read the myths on a deeper level, one might wonder what Valhalla really is, what does it symbolize? It is often portrayed as the “viking heaven”. But is that the right way to portray it? There are different theories that I bring up in the blog post.
Viking funeral - Norse pagan belief and traditions

Viking funeral - Norse pagan belief and traditions

Some of the norse pagan and viking traditions are often misunderstood or wrongly portrayed. One of them is the Viking funeral. Hollywood usually makes a scene when the dead body is placed on a longship, the longship is pushed out to the sea and archers set the ship on fire by shooting burning arrows. Was this for real a tradition? Find out more about their traditions here.