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title: Viking Iron Fishing Hooks
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9704/viking-iron-fishing-hooks/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Iron Fishing Hooks

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Viking Iron Fishing Hooks](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9704.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9704.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Vikings](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) did not use fishing reels or poles. Instead, they tied hooks to a fishing line made from sheep, cow, or walrus intestines, then pulled the fish up by hand. On a small rowing boat out on the open ocean, this was a very dangerous and difficult task. These hooks date between c. 800-1000 CE and come from Norway. (Norwegian University of [Science](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, December 12). Viking Iron Fishing Hooks. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9704/viking-iron-fishing-hooks/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Viking Iron Fishing Hooks." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9704/viking-iron-fishing-hooks/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Viking Iron Fishing Hooks." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9704/viking-iron-fishing-hooks/>.

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