2007-07-08 12:33:37 · 5 answers · asked by CHRISTINE P 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The funerary ship custom was real and there really are several examples (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/conquest/viking/loot_04.shtml ).
Here is a link (http://www.fiddlersbid.com/gallery2.php?id=10 ) showing a modern continuance for a Scottish celebration which involves burning a ship. I think it is more a commemoration of invaders who took over the area then burned their ships to show they were there to stay. Still, there are the myth and legends things (http://www.runestone.org/vkgfuner.html ).
In short? Generally no.
2007-07-08 13:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. You may be confusing certain Viking funeral customs with Spanish conquistadore Hernando Cortez' decision to burn his ships when they arrived in the new world as a means of reinforcing his 'victory or death' attitude toward his mission.
2007-07-08 12:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by psyop6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean funerary ships, no? There are some written accounts of that practice, but no evidence has ever been found; it was far more common for a wealthy man to be buried in a ship, and at least that can be proved.
2007-07-08 12:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by manji 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many misconceptions of the Vikings, and no, once I found out factually HOW they were so prosperous I was disgusted and DONT love them. Human trafficking of little boys and girls....more than every human traffickers to follow combined.
2015-10-07 20:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
~They were much more apt to burn the ships of their adversaries, along with their villages and people. Gotta love 'em.
2007-07-08 13:26:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋