A Viking leader probably chose his favourite animals to board a longboat to England, scientists say.
Vikings sailing from Scandinavia to England brought horses, dogs and perhaps even pigs with them, according to analysis of bone remains.The findings also provide evidence Viking leaders had a close relationship with animals and travelled with them, the lead scientist says.
"I find it really touching and it suggests we underestimate just how important animals were to Vikings." The horses and dogs would have travelled on Viking longboats across the North Sea, a journey that could take several weeks. "Horses back then were smaller than horses are now, which could have made the journey a little bit more accommodating, but it was still probably wet and uncomfortable," Ms Löffelmann said.
Prof Julian Richards, from the University of York, who co-directed the excavations, said: "The Bayeux Tapestry depicts Norman cavalry disembarking horses from their fleet but this is the first scientific demonstration that Viking warriors were transporting horses to England 200 years earlier."
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