A rare toy find sheds light on the lives of children in the Viking Age.
The stone figurine at the excavation site. Photo: Antikva.
In the summer of 2024, archaeologists in Iceland made a remarkable discovery at the Fjörður excavation site in Seyðisfjörður: a small stone figurine dating back to the Viking Age, approximately between A.D. 940 and 1000.
This artefact, believed to be a child’s toy, has sparked considerable debate among experts regarding the animal it represents.