▁to ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁H au kur , ▁F ól kv ang r ▁and ▁S ess rum ir ▁together ▁paint ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁ship ▁and ▁a ▁field , ▁which ▁has ▁bro ader ▁imp lications ▁and ▁may ▁connect ▁Fre y ja ▁to ▁the ▁" Is is " ▁of ▁the ▁Sue bi : ▁Perhaps ▁each ▁source ▁has ▁preserved ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁truth ▁and ▁S ess r ú mn ir ▁was ▁conce ived ▁of ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁ship ▁and ▁an ▁after life ▁location ▁in ▁F ól kv ang r . ▁' A ▁ship ▁in ▁a ▁field ' ▁is ▁a ▁somewhat ▁unexpected ▁idea , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁strongly ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁ships ▁in ▁Sc and in av ian ▁bur ial ▁sites . ▁' A ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁field ' ▁in ▁the ▁myth ical ▁real m ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁reflection ▁of ▁actual ▁bur ial ▁custom s ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁ship ▁was ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁providing ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁benef icial ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁land , ▁such ▁as ▁good ▁seasons ▁and ▁peace ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁Fre yr ’ s ▁m ound ▁bur ial ▁in ▁Y ng ling a ▁s aga . ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁involving ▁ships ▁from ▁the ▁pre - Christ ian ▁period ▁and ▁from ▁fol kl ore ▁may ▁be ▁similarly ▁re - ex am ined ▁with ▁this ▁potential ▁in ▁mind . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁Fre y ja ▁is ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁poss essor ▁of ▁a ▁ship ,