High-seated among heroes: The Archaeology of Death in the Viking age

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Thursday, May 29th, 2014
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The Viking Age king Ragnarr Lo�br�k knew he was fated to die, as are all mortal men. When faced with his own death, in true saga-style, he went with laughter and song. Sagas and poetry tell us about how the Vikings and their descendants viewed death, but through the archaeological record, we can get a sense of how they responded to it ritually. In this talk by Dr Erin McGuire of the University of Victoria we will explore the archaeological evidence for Viking Age funerary practices, looking at the material culture of this ritual practice. Many of the examples we will draw on can be found in the feature exhibition Vikings: Lives Beyond the Legends.