Dysban

Dysban (english: grave ban) is a very important concept in the chronological faith tied into the handling of the dead. According to chronological texts and doctrine so are the souls of the dead tied to their bodies and can only be allowed to enter the afterlife if that bond is severed. This happens either through burning the body, sinking the body into the ocean, or leaving it for the carrion birds on so called dysgnäf (or grave towers). This last practice is however only practised in the northern iceplains by Andedyrkare and is heavily frowned upon by mainstream chronological branches.

The grave ban however means that a body is not allowed to be buried or entombed in any manner. Instead are the body to be disposed off by more holy means. While it is common for people to raise runestones in memory of a dead beloved so have even this practice been argued to break against the grave ban. More extreme chronological sects have gone as far as even arguing that building statues representing the dead is unholy and there have been cults that have practised iconoclasm depicting dead mortals. Generally do they argue that this serves as a type of grave and is unholy.

There have however been exceptions to the rule of the Dysban, some cults that were more often than not declared Útblót as a result have had the practice of burying their dead. The most common exception is the practise called dysfange (or grave prisoner) where people that have committed the most unholy of acts, such as heresy, cannibalism, regicide, necromancy, demon summoning, and similar acts have been buried alive as a punishment. Effectively baring them from the afterlife.