We have discovered that in the late Viking Age there was an overseas trade in the supply of horses for sacrifices
Prehistoric societies from Iceland to the Eurasian Steppe sacrificed horses as part of their burial rituals. These Baltic tribes, known as the Balts, sacrificed horses longer than anywhere else in Europe, until the 14th century. Christians, however, despised the practice, and it quickly fell out of favor once a community converted to Christianity. Archaeologists have … Read more