A flashback?

[Nightrain]

With objective humility, I must honestly say that a certain memory could have been someone else's taken from a book that I read years ago while I was first researching reincarnation. But, it felt as though I owned this memory, however briefly it appeared in my mind -- perhaps, triggered by the author's memory of being killed during a Viking raid.

I was about 8 years old standing outside with a long heavy sword in my hand. The weather was typical of a scandinavian country; and I was cold as I held the hilt of the sword in both hands as the tip rested gently on the dark bedrock, interspersed with dark green moss. I was facing what seemed like a very angry and frustrated adult, but was actually an adolescent boy, himself; who had been assigned the lowly task of teaching me to use the sword.

I was exhausted, looking for a safe patch of soft moss to fall on. I raised the heavy sword in his direction, and he slammed it hard with his. I managed to keep the sword up, and he kept hitting it hard on the left, then on the right and back again as my hands and arms ached trying to parry each swing. He put all of his might into each swing of his sword, and I could no longer hold the sword up. He was so angry that he yelled and said terrible things to me, then walked off in disgust. I felt very bad about his anger, but he didn't knock me down this time.

 

[Sunniva]

Hiya Nightrain,


I think it's possible that your memory was triggered by the book you read : angel


Have you had other memories of this life? Do you have a feeling which Scandinavian country it was? Did you get a glimpse of how the sword looked (particularly the end of the hilt?)

 

[Nightrain]

Have you had other memories of this life? Do you have a feeling which Scandinavian country it was? Did you get a glimpse of how the sword looked (particularly the end of the hilt?)

It seems to have been only a brief flash into an unknown country that was somewhat mountainous, rocky, moist and cold; and, it could have been Scotland as well, but the style of the clothes seemed Scandinavian. As you know, place names were very local and tribal in nature and there was not the sense of being a formal country. The sword was double-edged with a channel running the length of the blade. The hilt was of the one-handed style, but it took both of my hands to hold it. I don't know the style of the pommel, except that it hurt. It seemed that I was wearing a coarse woven tunic and no protection. I don't think that I've had any other flashes of that same life.

 

[tanguerra]

Well, Nightrain1. Congratulations! This is what past life memories are like. They come in flashes. They are very detailed. They involve all the senses - sight, sound, feeling, smell...They are usually just brief moments, but they are usually rich in emotional meaning or pivotal for some reason. Just because you read a book about it does not mean it is not your memory. Indeed, as Sunniva says, the book may have just been the trigger to the memory - similarly to the way places, people, music and movies can sometimes spark recall.


As you probably know, the Vikings occupied Britain, including Scotland, for many hundreds of years, which could be why you are a bit confused as to whether the memory is Viking or Scot.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings