In the Viking Cemetary "Lindholm Hoje" in Aalsborg, Denmark, stones reminiscent of Stonehenge mark off individual cremation graves. Some are arranged in the shape of a boat. Others are triangles or circles. The Cemetary was in use from 400 AD to 1000 AD.
The grass is clipped by free power: sheep!
Some say the graves only contain animal skeletons, as human bodies were burned.
The leaders were burned on boats sent out to sea. The Vikings felt that being burned might get their souls to Valhalla faster, as they would not have to decompose first.
Vikings had a very strong honor code of doing the right thing: ethics were all important.
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