Let&
#39;s learn about a
#Viking custom in
#AssassinsCreedValhalla
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">: FUNERALS

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">

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For Vikings, it was either Cremation or Burial.
I&
#39;ll cover their cremation process & traditions(2-4) & then Burial practices (5-7) & why they honored their dead so intricately(8).
#ACFacts: (9)
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Vikings used to honor their dead in 1 of 2 ways: Cremation or Burial.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The Earlier Vikings were more into Cremation. As Christianity took over, they moved into Burying their dead underground.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Now, Eivor&
#39;s gang in
#ACValhalla would be more on the Cremation side...
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">When
#Vikings cremated their dead,they made sure the heat temp. was hot enough for body cremation.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">1k C or 2k F of heat did the trick

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥵" title="Hot face" aria-label="Emoji: Hot face">, they had to REALLY put in effort (Fat, Oil, the more smoke, the more wood be burned

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">)(life)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Smoke=Spirit going up to Afterlife..
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When #Vikings cremated their dead,they made sure the heat temp. was hot enough for body cremation.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">1k C or 2k F of heat did the trickhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥵" title="Hot face" aria-label="Emoji: Hot face">, they had to REALLY put in effort (Fat, Oil, the more smoke, the more wood be burnedhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">)(life)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Smoke=Spirit going up to Afterlife..3/10" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">When #Vikings cremated their dead,they made sure the heat temp. was hot enough for body cremation.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">1k C or 2k F of heat did the trickhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥵" title="Hot face" aria-label="Emoji: Hot face">, they had to REALLY put in effort (Fat, Oil, the more smoke, the more wood be burnedhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">)(life)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Smoke=Spirit going up to Afterlife..3/10" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">They gave Grave Goods,Jewelry, Slaves (Thralls) as tribute for dead to have

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Pfeil nach oben" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach oben"> chance to enter Afterlife.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">After 7 days, the life of the deceased would be celebrated by HELLA MEAD (Aka Funeral Ale)!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍻" title="Anstoßende Bierkrüge" aria-label="Emoji: Anstoßende Bierkrüge">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">They partied, exchanged gifts, then the heir inherited everything!
4/10
They gave Grave Goods,Jewelry, Slaves (Thralls) as tribute for dead to have https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Pfeil nach oben" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach oben"> chance to enter Afterlife.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">After 7 days, the life of the deceased would be celebrated by HELLA MEAD (Aka Funeral Ale)!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍻" title="Anstoßende Bierkrüge" aria-label="Emoji: Anstoßende Bierkrüge">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">They partied, exchanged gifts, then the heir inherited everything!4/10" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">They gave Grave Goods,Jewelry, Slaves (Thralls) as tribute for dead to have https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Pfeil nach oben" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach oben"> chance to enter Afterlife.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">After 7 days, the life of the deceased would be celebrated by HELLA MEAD (Aka Funeral Ale)!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍻" title="Anstoßende Bierkrüge" aria-label="Emoji: Anstoßende Bierkrüge">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">They partied, exchanged gifts, then the heir inherited everything!4/10" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">BURIALS were Viking custom too!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scandinavia has 100s of
#Viking Burial grounds!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Largest=600 graves that are from Viking Age.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Each Circle of stone is shaped like a

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛵️" title="Segelboot" aria-label="Emoji: Segelboot"> & is for one that had great merit in Community.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">High status ppl were buried w/ their boat!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In Viking culture,ur status mattered & u would be buried in high status.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Ex: Oseburg Ship,dug & found in Oseburg,Norway

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scientists say it&
#39;s from 834. In it, an 80 & 50 yr-old woman.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">80-yr old is thought to be Queen Asa,Grandma of King Harald,1st King of Norway!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
6/10
In Viking culture,ur status mattered & u would be buried in high status.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Ex: Oseburg Ship,dug & found in Oseburg,Norwayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scientists say it& #39;s from 834. In it, an 80 & 50 yr-old woman.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">80-yr old is thought to be Queen Asa,Grandma of King Harald,1st King of Norway!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">6/10" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In Viking culture,ur status mattered & u would be buried in high status.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Ex: Oseburg Ship,dug & found in Oseburg,Norwayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scientists say it& #39;s from 834. In it, an 80 & 50 yr-old woman.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">80-yr old is thought to be Queen Asa,Grandma of King Harald,1st King of Norway!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">6/10">
In Viking culture,ur status mattered & u would be buried in high status.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Ex: Oseburg Ship,dug & found in Oseburg,Norwayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scientists say it& #39;s from 834. In it, an 80 & 50 yr-old woman.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">80-yr old is thought to be Queen Asa,Grandma of King Harald,1st King of Norway!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">6/10" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In Viking culture,ur status mattered & u would be buried in high status.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Ex: Oseburg Ship,dug & found in Oseburg,Norwayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scientists say it& #39;s from 834. In it, an 80 & 50 yr-old woman.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">80-yr old is thought to be Queen Asa,Grandma of King Harald,1st King of Norway!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">6/10">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">W/ Supposed Queen Asa of Yngling clan is said to be her 50 yr-old slave or Thrall, guiding her into Afterlife.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛵️" title="Segelboot" aria-label="Emoji: Segelboot"> was BIG! (70 ft. long, 17 ft. wide, fits 30 ppl).(History)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Carried 13

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐴" title="Pferdegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Pferdegesicht">,4

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht">,2 oxen, 4 sleighs, a cart, 3 beds & # of chests!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">
Why MANY Offerings?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
7/10
W/ Supposed Queen Asa of Yngling clan is said to be her 50 yr-old slave or Thrall, guiding her into Afterlife.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛵️" title="Segelboot" aria-label="Emoji: Segelboot"> was BIG! (70 ft. long, 17 ft. wide, fits 30 ppl).(History)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Carried 13 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐴" title="Pferdegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Pferdegesicht">,4 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht">,2 oxen, 4 sleighs, a cart, 3 beds & # of chests!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">Why MANY Offerings?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">7/10" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">W/ Supposed Queen Asa of Yngling clan is said to be her 50 yr-old slave or Thrall, guiding her into Afterlife.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛵️" title="Segelboot" aria-label="Emoji: Segelboot"> was BIG! (70 ft. long, 17 ft. wide, fits 30 ppl).(History)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Carried 13 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐴" title="Pferdegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Pferdegesicht">,4 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht">,2 oxen, 4 sleighs, a cart, 3 beds & # of chests!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">Why MANY Offerings?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">7/10" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Offerings that Vikings gave was out of respect & also to not see them return as Draugrs. (YT)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">A Draugr is a folklore Nordic creature, similar to a zombies,but smarter. It&
#39;s also in
#GodofWar
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">By intricate

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer"> of their flesh (soul), the

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💀" title="Schädel" aria-label="Emoji: Schädel">would not come back as Draugr
8/10
#AssassinsCreedValhalla
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#AssassinsCreed
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#ACFacts:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In
#ACValhalla, we see a Funeral Pyre happening w/ a small boat. Most Ritual boats were small bc they would waste

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> if Viking

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛵️" title="Segelboot" aria-label="Emoji: Segelboot">was

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Theory: the

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💀" title="Schädel" aria-label="Emoji: Schädel"> person in boat might be close to Eivor, but not of high status.
9/10
Sources
https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-vikings-honor-their-deadhttps://www.history.com/news/how-... href="
https://www.lifeinnorway.net/viking-funeral/ https://www.lifeinnorway.net/viking-fu... href="
1">https://www.youtube.com/watch... more detail that I didn&
#39;t include out of respect to women & it won&
#39;t be in
#ACValhalla. It&
#39;s in YT, watch at ur own discretion.
Thanks for paying respect Assassins. Plz Follow & RT!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Leicht lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Leicht lächelndes Gesicht">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">
10/10
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