in Scandinavia from Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period. Real animals and fantastical creatures in Midgard became mouthpieces for human characteristics and reflections of people’s social position. Animals were of great importance in everyday life and in rituals and as metaphors in social identity and in power relations. In the course of time, however, the human view has changed, and nature has increasingly been subjected to humans. Through her detailed analysis Jennbert raises questions about the boundary between human and animal, as well as about our ethical and moral precedence.