Being a lover of Viking longships, I can't imagine them going anywhere without at least ONE ship's cat aboard!!! Of course, as a cat owner/lover, I'm biased. (My Bindi would insist I'm 'blessed.') Great article, and thanks for the book links. Much appreciated. :D - Kerry
Intestingtly, when I posted a link to your article on my personal Facebook page, a friend in the Netherlands wrote this underneath:
"This morning there was a small item on Norwegian Forest Cats on Dutch tv. They said that the long hair comes from Turkish cats that the Vikings took with them and crossed them with their cats."
Being a lover of Viking longships, I can't imagine them going anywhere without at least ONE ship's cat aboard!!! Of course, as a cat owner/lover, I'm biased. (My Bindi would insist I'm 'blessed.') Great article, and thanks for the book links. Much appreciated. :D - Kerry
Thanks Kerry 🙏 indeed as it turns out Vikings were cat people!
Intestingtly, when I posted a link to your article on my personal Facebook page, a friend in the Netherlands wrote this underneath:
"This morning there was a small item on Norwegian Forest Cats on Dutch tv. They said that the long hair comes from Turkish cats that the Vikings took with them and crossed them with their cats."