In one of the Hedeby cemeteries, several warrior males were buried in the same chamber, although one of them was separated from the others by a low partition across the floor—one thinks of Angantyr and his berserker companions in the same grave. After all the animals, weapons, and other objects had been placed inside and the chamber sealed, an entire warship was laid across the top before being covered by a mound. Its mast stuck up through the surface, while the bow and stern would have protruded either side of the barrow, like upturned horns.
