Vikings brought horses and dogs to England, cremated bones confirm

The first bodily proof that Vikings introduced horses and canine to England has been unearthed

By Jeremy Hsu

Archaeologists have uncovered the primary bodily proof that confirms some Vikings shipped their very own horses and canine from Scandinavia to England.

The animal bone proof comes from a burial mound on the solely recognized Viking cremation cemetery within the British Isles. The Heath Wood cemetery – situated in what’s now Derbyshire in central England – is related to the AD 873 overwintering web site of the primary massive Viking military to reach in England on a marketing campaign of conquest in opposition to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, in accordance …