The Role of Animals in Feeding Northern Europe's Populations, 9th to 14th Century

International audience The history of dietary practices during the Viking Age has been subject of several more or less detailed studies. Some features of their diet are suggested by traces of cereal cultivation (barley, oats) et the presence of animal resources. But what was the role of meat in thei...

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Main Author: Delliaux, Maxime
Other Authors: Centre Michel de Boüard - Centre de recherches archéologiques et historiques anciennes et médiévales (CRAHAM), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: HAL CCSD 2019
Subjects:
vikings
consommation de viande
banquets
animaux-matières
gibier
pratiques cynophages
textes normatifs
[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-04087283
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Summary:International audience The history of dietary practices during the Viking Age has been subject of several more or less detailed studies. Some features of their diet are suggested by traces of cereal cultivation (barley, oats) et the presence of animal resources. But what was the role of meat in their eating practices? Which animals were eaten and which were taboo? Based on textual and archaeo-zoological data, this study offers some answers from different areas of the Viking diaspora (Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland). L’histoire de l’alimentation pendant la période viking fait l’objet d’analyses plus ou moins approfondies. Les caractéristiques de l’alimentation sont suggérées par les traces de céréaliculture (orge, avoine) et la présence d’animaux-ressources. Mais quelle est la place de la viande dans les pratiques alimentaires ? Quels animaux mange-t-on ? Lesquels font l’objet de tabous ? Reposant sur des données textuelles et archéozoologiques, cette étude propose des éléments de réponse issus de territoires de la diaspora viking, l’ensemble des communautés distantes les unes des autres mais liées par des échanges et intérêts et partageant une culture.

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