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@VikingDublinDogs@mastodon.ieBut in the sagas, guard dogs are mentioned most often. Sámr from Njals Saga is supposed to be an Irish doggo! See Rebecca Boyd’s #VikingDublinDogs Bite-sized Treat post on Sámr here: https://www.vikingdublindogs.ie/post/sámr-a-most-outstanding-dog
Viking Dublin DogsSámr: a most outstanding dog Written by Rebecca Boyd Njal’s Saga – the Story of Burnt Njall - is one of the most famous Icelandic sagas. Written down sometime during the 13th century, it tells the story of a decades-long blood feud between Njáll Þorgeirsson and Gunnar Hámundarson, two of Iceland’s most upstanding 10th century citizens. Njal’s Saga has a massive cast of characters, one of which is Sámr, an Irish hound gifted to Gunarr by Olaf Hoskuldsson. Image: Gunnar Refuses to Leave Home, from Dasent, 1861 As befits Gunna