Animals and humans : recurrent symbiosis in archaelogy and old norse religion

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 strong characters. In Animals and Humans archaeologist Kristina Jennbert explores the relationship between animals and humans in Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period. Real animals and fantastical creatures in Midgard became mouthpieces for human characteristics and reflections of people s social pos