Sunday, June 10, 2007

Archaeologists Discover Iron Iron Age Mickey Mouse

Thanks to Ivan at PF for pointing this out.

It seems that the Vikings may have had a precursor to our beloved Mickey Mouse. Archaeologists from Lund University in Sweden discovered a bronze brooch from an excavation that has such a resemblance.

"The find is from around 900 AD. It was probably a lion's head that originally came from France. It was however more than likely designed by somebody who had never actually seen a lion.

"Instead it turned into this sort of strange, fantasy animal," he told The Local.

Despite the cartoon coincidence, Rosengren insists there are no plans to open a Viking equivalent to Disneyland.

"No, I don't think so. But we do have a big exhibition at the Lund Historical Museum, which includes two to three thousand objects," he said.


Hey, if they open a Nemo-themed section, then they may be on to something. :)

Zz.

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