This would echo the common belief among the Norse warriors of ages before Shakespeare's time, as they believed that the soul continued after death - particularly for those who fell in battle - who then traveled to Valhalla or Fólkvangr, which were places of honor and pleasure for those who were considered to have died honorably (Willis). The finality of death is embodied in his speech to the “eternal cell” of death; this is Fortinbras' strongest bond with the Gravediggers, as well as his recognition of the equality that comes from death: "That you have so many princes at once. » The Norwegian prince knows that when he dies, a prince possessing all the riches and riches he could wish for is no different from a peasant who has worked an undesirable job, or a jester, or any other great man who has already walked the earth.