Is your pet part of the family? That's nothing new. Archaeological evidence exists to suggest that the vikings held their own animals in high—even intimate—regard, taking them with them on voyages. Earlier this year, scientific evidence found for the first time that—as early as the ninth century—vikings brought horses, dogs and other animals with them across the North Sea.

Is your pet part of the family? That’s nothing new. Archaeological evidence exists to suggest that the vikings held their own animals in high—even intimate—regard, taking them with them on voyages. Earlier this year, scientific evidence found for the first time that—as early as the ninth century—vikings brought horses, dogs and other animals with them across the North Sea.