Animal-Human Relationships in Medieval Iceland: From Farm-Settlement to Sagas

A multi-disciplinary investigation of the links between people and animals, in reality and representation.

Domestic animals played a range of roles in the imaginative world of medieval Icelanders: from partners in settlement and household allies, to violent offenders, foster-kin and surrogate wives, they were vital and effective members of the multispecies communities established from the ninth century onwards. This book examines the domestic animals of early Iceland in their physical and te...