For centuries boats were ballasted with sand, gravel, stone, or rubble to give them stability, and when they no longer needed the extra weight, it was dumped. The result was that …
Exploring the relationship between animals and humans in Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period, this book interprets Old Norse mythology—in which imaginary …
Animals have always been an important part of the human life-world, and they stand out as signifcant forces in the Old Norse mythology – here they became imaginary creatures with …