@Archatgs @Rachel5742 Other ship burials in England, tho' not quite like this; others on continent
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@caitlinrgreen@Rachel5742 to which groups of people the other ship burials belong?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Rachel5742 Cf the burials at Vendel, Sweden; links to various ex here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_burial …1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen@Rachel5742 NB. I know from Ibn Fadlan that Volga Vikings burn their dieds, in ships, so it contradicts w/ the link.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen@Rachel5742 >& as we know there are Ship burials in Scandinavia, belong to Scandinavian Vikings.>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen@Rachel5742 > so can we say: There were cultural difference(s) between Rus (Volga Vikings) & Western (or other) Vikings?>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Rachel5742 Could be, or could just be natural variation eg Scyld Sceafing's ship-burial in Beowulf, which sees ship set adrift2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen@Rachel5742 @aethelflaedfan the dealing w/ the body of dead person is something important in old & modern cultures>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen@Rachel5742 @aethelflaedfan >so let us limit ourselves in Viking's culture.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen @aethelflaedfan Still not used to Twitter! Also know less than Caitlin on the subject. http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/09/anglo-saxon-viking-ship-burial-british-museum/ …3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
@Rachel5742 @Archatgs @aethelflaedfan Nice link! Thanks :)
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