The "Living Dead" and the Fear of Fenrir: Deviant Burials in Viking Age Scandinavia | Ancient Origins

Explore the bizarre archaeological finds of Viking Age deviant burials, where the deceased were decapitated or pinned with stones. Were these desperate rituals an attempt to prevent the dead from rising as draugr to join Fenrir's monstrous army during Ragnarok?

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