1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive
When you purchase through links on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . Around 1,000 years ago , infidel living near the Baltic Sea imported horses from their new Christian northern neighbors and then subjected the beast to gruesome public sacrifice , a new study finds . Horseswere an important component of Balt culture between the first and 13th centuries , evidence shows ; numerous ancient equestrian artifacts have been recovered , and travelers have reported that elite Balts drank ferment maria ’s milk ....