Did vikings bury their dead at sea?

Answer 1

When you properly dispose of a body after death in the water it is referred to as a "burial at sea". It was a very common practice in the days of old before refrigeration. Ships spent many months at sea and it was the only way to "bury" someone. It was and is still considered an honorable way to be put to rest by mariners and people living in seafaring countries. It is less common now for whole body burials at sea, most countries do allowed the spreading of ashes though. I do believe vikings preformed burials at sea.