BaviPower Viking Blog — Viking Tradition

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How Vikings Were Honored?

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The Vikings had many interesting things to discover. One of those was the way they honored the dead in the culture. The Vikings possessed the special method to honor their fellows with rituals sending them to the afterlife. Though many accounts remain historically unsure, Viking tales about honoring the dead are awesome.

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Viking Afterlife

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The Vikings believed they would live their afterlife when they had parted with their now life. The places of their afterlife were mainly associated with their belief and their Norse pantheon.

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How to Toast like a Viking?

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Besides the outstanding warfare success, the Vikings were also famous for their awesome toasting tradition. The Viking drinking and toasting tradition has survived and still remained famous in this day and age. Viking toasting not only presents the Viking strength and positivity but also shows their religious belief in gods and the connection with their bygone ancestors.

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Viking Drinking Tradition

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One of the most interesting Viking traditions was the Viking drinking tradition. Their tradition of drinking was not solely people surrounding the table and gulping down the alcoholic beverages. It was their ancestral heritage and a strong connection with Odin the Allfather.

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Viking Funerals

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One tradition that made the Vikings famous was the Viking funeral. Their funeral rituals varied from regions to regions and class to class. It might be the ritual of inhumation or cremation, land burial or sea burial.

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