OblivionRise·Aug 19Why There Was No Single Viking FuneralCremation, inhumation, boats, chambers, mounds and nearly invisible graves belonged to a mortuary world with no single script.
OblivionRise·Aug 8Doors to the Dead in Viking-Age ScandinaviaPortals, openings and doorway burials suggest that some graves were built to separate the dead without making them entirely inaccessible.
Mozelle Martin·Apr 24Why Mourning Used to Be PublicDeath used to remain visible. It stayed in the house, in the room where the body lay, in the covered mirrors, in the lowered voices, in the…
Ian Hawksford·Nov 1, 2025Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: The Dark Folklore Origins of the Victorian Levitation GameI recall as a child playing a game that went something like this:A response icon1A response icon1
Daniel Gagarin·Oct 22, 2025I Crashed a Funeral in Indonesia and It Changed How I See Death ForeverBuffalo sacrifices, tequila altars, and the uncomfortable truth about grief we’re not talking about
Anita Bechtold·Jan 26, 2025Prepping for the Final, Part 6: The Day After…What will your loved ones have to do right after you die?
Amanda Justice·Jan 8, 2025The Beliefs Surrounding Death Have Taken Many Forms Throughout HistoryDeath and grief can be extremely difficult and intense subjects to talk about, yet the beliefs surrounding the end of life and what comes…
Ava Mathew·Oct 23, 2024THE TOWER OF SILENCEToday I will be explaining a famous death ritual that took place in iran where they created something called a tower of silence so the…A response icon4A response icon4
Laurie Sue Brockway-Public History Specialist·Aug 27, 2024You’ll Find Life-like Figures at the National Museum of Funeral HistoryA virtual ride through The National Museum of Funeral History
InMythology JournalbyVoron Forest·May 13, 2024The PsychopompA story in 100 words. Tags: Death rituals, mythology, medieval, supernatural
