Many Icelandic Norsemen were baptized and called themselves Christians, but little of their old Pagan rituals and beliefs had been abandoned; for example, cremating a corpse and drinking heavily after a funeral were pagan rituals.
Mange islandske nordboere lod sig døbe og kaldte sig kristne, men få af deres gamle hedenske ritualer og overbevisninger blev opgivet; for eksempel var ligafbrænding og drikkelag efter begravelser hedenske ritualer.