the dog-king of Norway.
In both Gesta Danorum (book 7) & Heimskringla (Hákonar saga góða), the Swedes place a dog as king over a defeated Norway. In Snorri's version the dog Saurr talks and rules for three years, issuing decrees and such, until the unhappy & shamed subject population tricks him into going into a field where he's killed by wolves.
[Model: cover dog Buddy Guillermosson!]
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Allison Sasso: You'd asked about the talking dog at SWFM, so as per this post, check out Book 7 of Saxo.
ReplyDeleteKara Lynn: But it probably wasn't a Pomeranian.
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