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*The Voyage of Ohthere: "a cloak of bear's or otter's skin"
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*Al-Mukaddasi
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===GoatsDuck==={{Evidence|Art|Literature |Archaeology =*Birka, Sweden: Duck feathers or downs were found in 2 graves (597, 825) [GEIJER 1938: p.133]|Discussion}} ===Fox==={{Evidence|Art|Literature =*Al-Mukaddasi: "steppe foxes, and foxes"|Archaeology |Discussion}} ===Goat===
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*Al-Mukaddasi
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===Hare===
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*Al-Mukaddasi: "spotted Hares"
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*Birka, Sweden: Marten (grave 557)
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===Sheep===
Although wool is very common this section deals with non-processed sheep.<br>
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*Birka, Sweden: Unspun sheeps fleece, probably from a sheepskin blanket, was found in two graves (731, 942)<br>
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*The Voyage of Ohthere: "a cloak of bear's or otter's skin"
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*The Voyage of Ohthere: "five reindeer skins"
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===Seal===
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|Literature = *The Voyage of Ohthere from King Alfred's Orosius. Othere was from Halgoland and traded via Hedeby to London. He described the tribute paid to him by the Finlanders as:<br>:"Everyone pays according to his substance; the wealthiest many amongst them pays only the skins of fifteen martens, five reindeer skins, one bear's skin, ten bushels of feathers, a cloak of bear's or otter's skin, two ship-ropes (each sixty ells long), one made of whale's and the other of seal's skin." [HAKLUYT 1893:p.178]<br>:Owen-Crocker describes the Finlanders tribute as "bear or otter skin cyrtles" [OWEN-CROCKER 1998:p36]<br>*Doomsday book. 1086AD. Mentions martin skins being imported into Chester [OWEN-CROCKER 1998:p36]*Al-Mukaddasi, Shams Al-Deen Abu Abdallah. 985AD "fur of steppe foxes, martens, foxes, beavers, spotted hares and goats" HOWARD-JOHNSTON 1998:p.69]|Archaeology=*Birka, Sweden: Geijer reports of the following types of fur being found: Squirrel (grave 507), Marten (grave 557), Beaver (graves 539, 619, 956, 968). These pieces for fur were probably used as decoration on womens clothing. [GEIJER 1983: p.133] [HAGG 1986: p. 65]<br>:Unspun sheeps fleece, probably from a sheepskin blanket, was found in two further graves (731, 942)<br>:The boar bristles found in grave 739 were probably from a brush. [GEIJER 1983: p.133]<br>
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{{Evidence
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|Literature |Archaeology=*Birka, SwedenThe Voyage of Ohthere: Feathers or downs were found in 2 graves "two ship-ropes (597 duckeach sixty ells long), 825) [GEIJER 1938: p.133]one made of whale's and the other of seal's skin" <br>|Archaeology
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