Scramaseax
04-14-2006, 02:50 PM
A TRADITIONAL Viking funeral is to be held next week for a local man who died last year.
Jet carver Jeff Muse was just 31 when he drowned in Whitby harbour attempting to recover a boat which was floating out to sea.
On Thursday his life will be celebrated when a replica Viking longboat will be towed out to sea carrying Jeff's ashes on a pyre.
From a neighbouring vessel archers will fire flaming arrows onto the pyre which will be allowed to burn before the boat is towed back into Whitby Harbour.continued (http://www.whitbytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=983&ArticleID=1442837)
I get the impression it's a public event. I'd probably feel pretty weird going to a strangers funeral but his family have already had a more orthodox funeral and this is something else they're doing.
Jet carver Jeff Muse was just 31 when he drowned in Whitby harbour attempting to recover a boat which was floating out to sea.
On Thursday his life will be celebrated when a replica Viking longboat will be towed out to sea carrying Jeff's ashes on a pyre.
From a neighbouring vessel archers will fire flaming arrows onto the pyre which will be allowed to burn before the boat is towed back into Whitby Harbour.continued (http://www.whitbytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=983&ArticleID=1442837)
I get the impression it's a public event. I'd probably feel pretty weird going to a strangers funeral but his family have already had a more orthodox funeral and this is something else they're doing.