Hounds of Hel: How Did the Mythological Significance of Viking Age Dogs Affect their Social Position?

• Jessica Cousen ^[1]
  1. [1] University of York

     University of York

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: New Frontiers in Archaeology: proceedings of the Cambridge Annual Student Archaeology Conference 2019 / Kyra Kaercher (ed. lit.), Monique Arntz (ed. lit.), Nancy Bomentre (ed. lit.), Xosé L. Hermoso Buxán (ed. lit.), Kevin Day (ed. lit.), Sabrina Ki (ed. lit.), Ruairidh Macleod (ed. lit.), Helena Muñoz Mojado (ed. lit.), Lucy Timbrell (ed. lit.), Izzy Wisher (ed. lit.), 2019, ISBN 978-1-78969-794-0, págs. 153-163
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  • This paper seeks to understand the relationship between the mundane and mythological representations of Viking Age dogs, and how this relates to their overall social role and significance. The question is examined by reviewing placement of dog remains in human burials and evidence for dogs in settlement deposits. Physical evidence is compared with representations of dogs in contemporary literature and mythology. The findings of this paper suggest that dogs occupied varied social roles and were thematically important; yet their mythological roles were often disconnected to their complex realworld treatment.