During excavations in Hørning Church a buried woman was discovered, accompanied by valuable grave goods dating to the 900s. The burial was found in a chambered tomb within a mound. Later on the mound was removed and a small wooden church was built directly over the burial chamber. This was probably to ensure that the buried woman came under the protection of the new faith. What the woman would have thought about this, [...] However, during excavations at Ribe Cathedral archaeologists found the remains of Viking burials. The graves are likely to have been connected to a church building and date to the 800s or 900s.
stricter conditions for marriage and burial in consecrated churchyards without grave goods. But most important of all was the belief in the one God. After the introduction of Christianity, many practices [...] so as to be on the safe side A chambered tomb at Thumby-Bienebek in Schleswig-Holstein is evidence of a family covering different options. The buried woman wore a silver cross around her neck. She was therefore probably a
