Friday, 18 July 2014

A Viking Funeral

When I was a kid, I saw Kirk Douglas in "The Vikings" .....

Vikings Body Sails Out, To Sea in Burning Longship
The Ship With The Vikings Body Sails Out, With Fire Arrows Landing Aboard
 
..... great music, and a larger than life performance by Kirk Douglas as the eponymous 'Viking', 'Einar'.
 But the bit that struck me most at the time (and even now) was his death. Sword in hand he stretched arms to the sky and shouted "ODIN!" He was then given a full pagan Viking funeral ....

Burning Longship Taking Viking Soul To Valhalla
The Ship Then Sailed Towards The Sunset, Taking His Soul To Valhalla

I was reminded of this, when recently I saw a newspaper report of a little boys funeral, in which local Star Wars re-enactors accompanied his hearse to the cemetery dressed as Stormtroopers.

Stormtroopers Accompany A Little Boys Coffin
Stormtroopers Accompany A Little Boys Coffin.

I salute his parents, for giving him the modern equivalent of the Viking Funeral .... may his soul reach whatever Valhalla he believed in, in a galaxy, far, far away.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 July 2014 at 23:09

    Great Story. I guess we would all like to be remembered at the end. That child got an epic send off.

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    1. No PC26 July 2014 at 16:52

      Yes ... I didn't name him so as not to possibly upset his parents, but I admire what they did.

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