Olaf's new homestead is plagued by an angry ghost, and his father seems to know something about it... From Laxdaela Saga, 10-24, this story is followed by a discussion of the medieval Icelandic undead, Viking and Christian burial practices, and cultural memory.

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Ancient, medieval and early modern ghost stories re-told, followed by a short discussion of where they come from and what they might mean.
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