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2 Viking Swords Buried Upright May Have Been a Guide to Odin and Valhalla – Discovered By Road Crew

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Swedish archeologists have unearthed two Viking swords from a burial mound in which they had been buried vertically. The vertical placement reflects a deliberate symbolism that has the archeologists ruminating over what it means. Suggestions include honoring the god Odin, or even keeping the dead person from rising as a draugr, an undead warrior.

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2 Viking Swords Buried Upright May Have Been a Guide to Odin and Valhalla – Discovered By Road Crew

Swedish archeologists have unearthed two Viking swords from a burial mound in which they had been buried vertically, as if resting on their points. As well as marking the rare discovery of a sword, the vertical placement reflects a deliberate symbolism that has the archeologists ruminating over what it means, and suggestions include honoring the […]The post 2 Viking Swords Buried Upright May Have Been a Guide to Odin and Valhalla – Discovered By…

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