The orientation of pagan graves in Viking Age Iceland

• Main Author: Zugaiar, Adriana, 1981-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Fornleifafræði; Heiðin trúarbrögð; Grafir; Víkingaöld; Fornleifarannsóknir; Maher; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/11267

Maps of pagan burials sites The orientation of graves is a subject that has not been widely explored. While burial orientation is usually recorded in archaeological excavations, little has actually been said about the reason behind the choice of a pagan grave orientation. By contrast, it is commonly...