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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