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