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The Human Sacrifice Question

posted 13 years ago by darielles
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Ever since I first saw this movie, I always wonder when they buried the deceased royals, they sacrifice people and then they buried them alongside the deceased royal for what reason? IMHO, I wouldn't like some stranger buried alongside with me like that even if it is tradition or not. Even though, I heard the Mayans did it but I didn't know that the Zulus did it too

[–] Yanyawa 13 years ago

Lots of cultures around the world did this. It seems erie but apparentlt the person that was sacrificed was somehow regarded as their property.

[–] Xex-Arachnid 13 years ago

Yes a lot of cultures do this. Take for instance, the Vikings. When a lord of theirs died, all their belongings were burned on their ship including a slave or two.

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[–] nurst 9 years ago

In some cultures the sacrifices were to serve the deceased noble in the afterlife.