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cstella23 — Viking Funeral 1
Published: 2005-08-19 20:33:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 22282; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 45
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A good friend, and great person died recently, and he always said that if he went he wanted a viking funeral. Myself and a few other people were fortunate enough to be able to grant that wish. Peter was a god among men, and this was the most fitting way to send him off.here are a few snaps of the blessed event. and this thought:
"There he goes, one of God's own prototypes-a high-powered mutant of some kind who was never even considered for mass production. He was too weird to live and too rare to die...." - HST
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That's such a beautiful way to be buried. (its also my wish to be burned on a vikingship if I die, but its not allowed in our countrey 
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It was "ceremonial". A Viking funeral in the most strict sense is illegal here as well, BUT what we did do was fill a small wooden boat with personal effects, statemnts, etc. and burn that.
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Oh, then i must have been confused by your comment about granting his wish of a viking funeral.
Anyway stil it must have been a very intense moment!
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Beautifull photo.
I have actually thought of being burried in this viking way, and even being in the ship. If that's not possible, then I will go just like the men in 'Beowulf and Grendel'. Cremated on top of a sort of pyre.
Again, great photo.
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A rare sighting for these times, he must have been indeed a great man !
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He was indeed... thanks for the fav.
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nice to know somebody got what they wished, viking funerals are rare, and illegal, i hope im given the same luxury as your friend.
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This one had help from our local rep to the state house, who my friend had helped get elected for two terms. We had the local fire department there as well as the police. He was not actually in the thing, but we did fill it with memoirs.
It was a very nice moment, and one that has managed to forgo the usual haze that consuming vast amounts of alcohol contributes to my memory.
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