Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds by J. Anne Helgren

Author:J. Anne Helgren
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

NORWEGIAN FOREST CAT

HISTORY

The Norwegian Forest Cat, called the skogkatt (forest cat) in Norway, is a natural breed and despite its feral appearance is not a descendant or a hybrid of any wild cat species. Forest Cats probably arrived in Norway from Europe, descendants of domestic cats introduced to northern Europe by the Romans. It is supposed that the Norwegian Forest Cat has existed for a long time, since several mentions of large, longhaired cats exist in Norse mythology. Estimates of when these cat tales were written vary greatly. Most Norse myths were passed down by oral tradition and were finally recorded in what was called the Edda poems, written sometime between 800 C.E. and 1200 C.E. These myths suggest that domestic cats have been in Norway for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years. Whether the cats portrayed in the myths are Forest Cats is subject to debate.

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