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1. #1 Bob O'H

   October 27, 2008

   Ah, I think this is how they got there.

2. #2 Masks of Eris

   October 27, 2008

   I went, I checked out, I felt confused since a Finn trying to read Estonian inevitably feels like that (“That word can’t mean what I think… they wouldn’t talk about genitalia in a post like this, would they?”), and I came back.

   Is this a boat-buried-in-earth burial or the grandiose boat-burned-in-place sort? Or am I revealing my gross ignorance of the subject by asking this?

3. #3 christina seehusen

   October 27, 2008

   Martin, this is extremely interesting. I wrote my MA on boat graves from the Roman Iron Age (yes, there are NUMEROUS boat graves from that period) and I collect information on boat graves as I – some day – plan to compile an update of Müller-Willes overview of all boat graves in Northern Europe.

   What makes you believe it is rather 9th than 8th century? Are there any dateable finds?

   Cheers, C.

4. #4 Martin R

   October 27, 2008

   Masks, these are unburnt ones, hence the clench-nails still in place and showing the boat’s structure.

   Christina, there are hardly any 8th century Late Vendel Period boat graves anywhere. 9th century ones of the Early Viking Period are more common.

5. #5 Soren Larsen

   October 27, 2008

   Martin, The English boatgraves are however 6th-7th century
   and the Bornholm boatgraves are part of Christina’s numerous roman iron age boatgraves.

6. #6 Martin R

   October 27, 2008

   I didn’t say that there are no pre-Viking boat graves, just that they are very rare. I’d like the Estonian ones to be 8th century!

7. #7 christina

   October 31, 2008

   let’s wait and see…