Essays about: "South-west portals"

Found 1 essay containing the words South-west portals.

  1. 1. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Oskar Bransell; [2023]
    Keywords : South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. READ MORE