Dogs

Title

Dogs

Subject

Photograph

Description

Dogs are known from the Mesolithic period onwards in Scandinavia. They would have been used by the Vikings as guards, hunting animals, and even as pets. Dogs similar to the Norwegian Elkhound are known from the Mesolithic period, and remains of greyhounds have been found from as early as the Roman period. Sheepdog types have also been recovered.

Dogs, along with horses, are the only animals to be buried as whole bodies, and some have been given their own separate graves. Kristina Jennbert notes that four difference breeds of dog are known from examination of Iron Age remains in Scandinavia.

The dog Garmr guarded the gates of Hel in Norse mythology, and the goddess Frigg is said to have traveled in a cart pulled by a pack of dogs.

Dogs are depicted on several runestones too.

Creator

Rvenes

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Publisher

Wikimedia Commons

Date

10/04/2011

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

By Rvenes (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Image

Coverage

Modern

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

1024x956

Files

1024px-BlackNorwegianElkhound.jpg

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