Couple exchange vows in a VIKING wedding on the shores of a Norwegian lake inspired by a 10th-centur

[icymist]

A Norwegian couple exchanged vows in a Viking ceremony inspired by weddings that took place 1,000 years ago - complete with specially built longboats and a hog roast banquet.

Former beautician Elisabeth Dalseth, 27, was serenaded by throat singers as she married Rune Dalseth, 36, on the banks of a Norwegian lake, in a ceremony presided over by a gothi, or pagan priest.

Despite having a conventional Christian upbringing the pair - who have a six-month-old son, Ragnar - chose to wed in the style of the fearsome Norse warriors, shunning a traditional bridal car in favour of two longboats, and wearing Viking dress.

The wedding also incorporated a 'blot' ritual, in which a cauldron of pig's blood is put on a pile of stones, then drizzled over small figures representing the gods, and then onto the forehead.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6129259/Couple-tie-knot-Viking-wedding-nearly-1-000-years.html

[CaptainTruth]

1. Thank you for posting, I love history & that's very cool!