Overall, my research shows that it is very likely that Anglo-Saxons did have animals which they would have viewed as pets. This is most clear for dogs and cats, however if there was more evidence available it perhaps would begin to seem likely that horses and hawks could also assume a similar role.

May 28, 2014 · Fascinating new research investigates what the archaeological record tells us about people and cats in Anglo Saxon times. Was the human-feline relationship very different from today?

Discover Jarrow’s own open air, living history museum, across our Anglo-Saxon village and delve into Anglo-Saxon life during the time of Bede. Learn about the animal residents of “Gyrwhe” and discover the primitive, rare breed and rescued animals that would have been present in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria.

Jun 28, 2016 · Research by Kristopher Poole of the University of Nottingham investigates the role of cats in Anglo-Saxon England. The period from 410 C.E. until the Norman invasion of 1066 was a time of great change.

This paper examines the roles that dogs played in Anglo-Saxon (420-1066 CE) society in East Anglia, drawing on data from the Late Roman site of Icklingham and the Anglo-Saxon sites of West Stow, Brandon and Ipswich in Suffolk, England.

Nov 9, 2013 · This paper examines the roles that dogs played in Anglo-Saxon (420–1066 CE) society in East Anglia, drawing on data from the Late Roman site of Icklingham and the Anglo-Saxon sites of West Stow, Brandon and Ipswich in Suffolk, England.

Oct 11, 2012 · Dog skeletons are not uncommon in pagan Anglo-Saxon graves and these must reflect a beloved pet accompanying his master or mistress to the next world. Similarly, Viking graves often contain one or more dogs.

The fauna of Anglo-Saxon England was plentiful and varied, and included some animals that have since been made extinct in this country. The vast areas of uninhabited forests, heaths and fells were home to many creatures, in addition to the other wild creatures that inhabited the towns and villages including the domestic animals.

Nov 20, 2021 · It's likely the Anglo-Saxons had pet dogs. There's archaeological evidence for practical hunting dogs as well as small (you might say pointless) lap dogs. A woman was buried with one of those little dogs at Minster Lovell in Oxfordshire, sometime between the fifth and the seventh century.

Nov 1, 2013 · This paper examines the roles that dogs played in Anglo-Saxon (420–1066 CE) society in East Anglia, drawing on data from the Late Roman site of Icklingham and the Anglo-Saxon sites of...