ABSTRACT

Based on mortuary evidence from the Norwegian Viking Age (AD 750–1050), this article seeks to present an argument for cemeteries as key components of social memory and collective experience. Rather than focusing on cemeteries as arenas for ritual and funerary drama, it is proposed that cemeteries can also be seen as lived landscapes that are featured as landmarks in people’s everyday lives. This interpretation does not detract from cemeteries as potent ritual places, but instead recognizes that they can carry multiple levels of meaning. Aspects such as accessibility, opportunities for regular interaction with the sites, and cemeteries as active and regularly used components of a landscape will be addressed.

摘要

基于挪威维京时代（公元750-1050年）的葬证据，本文力图提出将墓地作为社会记忆和集体经验的重要组成部分的论据。建议将墓地也视为人们日常生活中的地标性建筑，而不是将墓地作为仪式和丧葬戏剧的舞台。这种解释并没有削弱公墓作为有力的仪式场所的位置，而是承认公墓可以承载多种含义。将探讨诸如可访问性，与场地定期互动的机会以及墓地等景观的活跃和经常使用等方面。