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VIKING BURIAL CUSTOM
VIKING WARRIORS WHO LIVED BY THEIR SHIPS DIED BY
THEM AS WELL. THE REMAINS WERE PLACED ABOARD SHIP,
SURROUNDED WITH WEAPONS AND THEN CONSUMED IN A FLAMING
FUNERAL PYRE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-23-1968