Kuml and pile of animals from pagan customs in Iceland # 88617
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Kuml and piled cattle from pagan customs in Iceland. By Kristján Eldjárn. Doctoral thesis from the University of Iceland.
In hollows and ravines near farms lie the graves of ancient people with the mounds of goods that were placed in them, before Christianity came to Iceland and the establishment of order in cemeteries. Every now and then these ancient relics come to light, either by natural forces or by humans. For a long time, attempts have been made to preserve all such relics, to collect them together in the National Museum of Iceland and to record their findings. In this book, National Museum Curator Kristján Eldjárn provides a comprehensive overview of all these relics, those that are known. (Cover text).
In hollows and ravines near farms lie the graves of ancient people with the mounds of goods that were placed in them, before Christianity came to Iceland and the establishment of order in cemeteries. Every now and then these ancient relics come to light, either by natural forces or by humans. For a long time, attempts have been made to preserve all such relics, to collect them together in the National Museum of Iceland and to record their findings. In this book, National Museum Curator Kristján Eldjárn provides a comprehensive overview of all these relics, those that are known. (Cover text).