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The spirit ship is a common theme of Norse pictographs carved in stone, some dating to the fifth millenium BCE. The spirit's ship is most commonly found on funerary monuments, where it represents the journey to the afterlife.
The symbol has obvious connections to the Viking practice of sending the deceased into the afterlife aboard a burning ship. Interestingly, the form of the boat in the ancient carvings is identical to the Viking longship.
Similar carvings have been found in Canada, dating as far back as 800 BCE.
Related Resources:
- Asatru
The customs, history, and links on Norse Spirituality on About.com. - Runes-
The Alphabet of Odin
Discover the ancient oracular alphabet of the Norse, the meanings of the Runic characters, and learn how to do a basic divination with Runes.
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