Maine may allow Viking-style funeral pyres Legislature is weighing whether to make open-air cremation legal in Maine. Posted March 23, 2021 Updated March 24, 2021 Steve Collins Staff Writer ...

"Jean Lepautre, Funeral Pyre of Memnon, published 1676, etching and engraving on laid paper, plate: 7.5 x 8.9 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/2 in.), Anonymous Gift, 1988.49.5" National Gallery of Art ...

Then, as I'm sure he'd have wanted, the outer flesh of Oderus Urungus will be burnt in an viking funeral pyre on the lake. Fuckin' metal. Then of course, music!

Why an intrepid trio went to the Isle of Eigg armed with Viking shields and poetry to recreate a funeral ceremony from 1000 years ago.

This time the Viking funeral is to put to rest the more than 20,000 cards he's collected from people all over the world who want to let go of their past regrets, mistakes, heartaches, and losses.