e/Heitstrenging

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has gloss	eng: Heitstrenging, also known as Hietstrenja, Heitstrengingar or Strengdir, was the viking ritual of making solemn vows, a widely used practice within Scandinavia. The practice arose in the pagan ages and may have had roots in Persian culture. The practice was eventually discarded when Christianity gained dominance in the region. The vows were traditionally made during a ceremony to Bragi, the deity of minstrels. The speaker would stand and place his foot upon a stone or bench and pronounce his promise, prefacing it with the words "I mount on the block and solemnly swear...". The speaker would then drink down a bragafull, a special horn of liquor. It has been noted that, due to the ritual process, the vows usually came after the speaker was drunk.
lexicalization	eng: Heitstrenging
instance of	(noun) any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries Viking