#history #archaeology #booksA recent study has found that Vikings supplied falcons to Baghdad.

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A recent study has found that Vikings supplied falcons to Baghdad. Using information from a variety of sources including Arabic writers the study pieced together information about the birds. These falcons were white and the association with royalty made the birds highly prized. The authors of the study think that the birds were gryfalcons which came from Viking artic regions and their remains have been found in Viking burials. https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/vikings-traded-falcons-with-medieval-baghdad-study-finds/