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Imagine a Viking funeral: historic fact or cinematic fiction?
Horned-helmet... CHECK
A brave and blood-thirsty warrior... CHECK
Burning longship... CHECK
Our mental images of a Viking funeral may contain all of the above, but how true to history are they? One of the most famous Viking ship burials is the Oseberg ship from 9th Century Norway, but as Eleanor Barraclough explains, the fact is often better than fiction.
The music featured in this clip is Siegfried's Funeral March from Wagner's Götterdämmerung, and 'Magic Fire Music' from Act III of Wagner's Die Walkure.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Eleanor Barraclough |
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