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# TWIL #9
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-9/
- Published: 2024-03-03T13:20:48.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-03T13:20:48.000Z
- Description: Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. 

This week, I learned that in pagan-era Finland, bears were given elaborate funerals and were treated link high ranking humans. [This academic paper](https://helda.helsinki.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/19485fd9-c2a6-4423-bb1d-80bc114cd4ae/content?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) gives the full insight. 

[Bear In Finnish MythologyDivine Ancestors![](https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/icons/Medium-Avatar-500x500.svg)Mediumfairychamber![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:763/1*CWxGN1ePx_84aNKzJ-Vh1g.jpeg)](https://littlewomen.medium.com/bear-in-finnish-mythology-33f9ad30fa91?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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