Vikings and their horses

[Colonel Kilgore]

Interesting little article on the BBC today - there is archaeological evidence that they brought horses (and dogs, and maybe pigs) to Britain from Scandinavia.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64431142

Simon

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

The Vikings were colonists too - so fully capable of transporting livestock on ships. The ships that transported William's invasion force depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry were essentially the same design... Scandinavian Knarr (merchantmen) were higher and wider than longships but essentially the same design.

Neil

[martin goddard]

Was one of the pigs called Peter?

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

I think he was called "Pétr", Martin 

Simon

[Big Mike]

Ah, that will be 'Petr the Attack Pig'.
Mike

[Colonel Kilgore]

Ah - so you've met him too, Mike?

The only question is whether he should be tarred and flamed too - bacon to go?

Simon