Mysteries Of The Ancient DeadSeason 1, Episode 3 - Vikings, Inca, Tel Banat

Jell Mound, in Gjellstad Norway is a known Viking burial ground where archaeologists are using ground penetrating radar to unveil new findings every year. Vikings believed the soul needed to be freed from the body after death -- but it wasn’t just the soul that took flight to Valhalla. For these warring people, what did death promise?

Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead was broadcast on SBS ONE at Friday 28 February 2025, 10:22.