Viking Heathen Origin of Horse Meat Taboo
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YouTube description: The recent horse meat scandal involving Tescos burgers, Ikea meatballs, Findus lasagne and Taco Bell has got people wondering why the English don't eat horses. I covered this subject in my recent dissertation. The answer is to do with paganism. The Catholic church realised that eating horse meat was connected to pagan rites in the North of Europe, rites associated with gods like Odin, Thor and Freyr, so they banned it. You can read the full essay at the link below:
survivethejive.blogspot.co.uk
This video explains the story of the Norwegian King Hakon the Good who refused to eat the sacrificial horsemeat offered to him by his heathen subjects. I cook myself a nice bit of horse meat to demonstrate that it is perfectly delicious, even if it does have pagan connotations.
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