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• Fauna
  ...ild creatures that inhabited the towns and villages including the domestic animals. ...larly pigs which would have been dark skinned relatively long legged hairy animals similar to those kept today by some Central European peasant communities. C
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• Food and Drink
  ...is not clear whether horses were killed for meat or kept purely as riding animals and beasts of burden. The act of eating horse meat became very much frowned Sheep and goats always accounted for about 50% of the livestock and are ideal animals, as they can be grazed on land that is unsuitable for cattle and pigs, and
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• Pastimes of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age
  ...es were by far the most common animal to be carved in wood, although other animals are also sometimes found. Carved wooden swords are well known, usually very
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• Broad Axes
  ...Saxons as well, and was probably developed from the axes used to slaughter animals. The blades from existing examples in museums demonstrate that they have ve
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• Bone and Antler Working
  ...eer (or Caribou as it is known in North America). It was either taken from animals killed whilst hunting or, more usually, collected after the deer had shed t
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• Axes
  ...Saxons as well, and was probably developed from the axes used to slaughter animals. The blades from existing examples in museums demonstrate that they have ve
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• Part 4: Missile Weapons
  These are quite adequate to hunt animals, and are also perfectly suited for use in battle. The only hindrance being
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• Norman Social Organisation and Feudalism
  ...these ranks were the landless Serfs, bondsmen who laboured or looked after animals, approximately equivalent to a Saxon theow. Above the serfs were the Villei
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• Music and Verse
  ...le) are known and were probably used for music as well as for churches and animals. A magnificent example of a church bell was excavated at Hedeby in Northern
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• Braid Weaving
  ...ther original examples have woven names or messages in the work or rows of animals. The number of patterns possible are almost limitless, with certain pattern
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• Feasting and Fasting
  ..., quality breads and plenty to drink. Beef and pork were well liked as the animals could be fattened for the purpose, poultry too was a tender meat, in some c
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• Houses and Furniture
  ...le when away from home, for example, traders, farmers (?) out slaughtering animals, etc.. We also have several literary references to people being 'at prayer
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• Leather Working
  ...llen and linen clothing to wear. Most people rarely had the chance to hunt animals for pelts anyway, leaving it to the 'idle rich' to do the hunting of large
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• File:Animals.gif Many of animals kept domestically are the same as today. By Roland Williamson or Colin Lev (259 × 200 (23 KB)) - 15:17, 30 August 2018