<P> The connection between death and eroticism is probably ancient in Scandinavia, and to this testify numerous "white stones", great phallic stones that were raised on the barrows . The tradition goes back to the 5th century, and in total 40 such stones have been discovered, and mostly on Norway's south - western coast . It is possible that death required an extra portion of fertility and eroticism, but also that the living received life force from the dead . The thought may be that life and death have the same origin and if an individual died, the fertility and the future life of the clan would be ensured . </P> <P> In Ibn Fadlan's eyewitness account of a Viking funeral, there is a description of a slave girl who was to be sacrificed and who had to undergo several sexual rites . When the chieftain had been put in the ship, she went from tent to tent where she visited warriors and traders . Every man told her that they did what they did for their love to the dead chieftain . Lastly, she entered a tent that had been raised on the ship, and in it six men had intercourse with her before she was strangled and stabbed . The sexual rites with the slave girl show that she was considered to be a vessel for the transmission of life force to the deceased chieftain . </P>

Where do norse warrior's go when they die