Yes this could have to do with the fact that Freya the Norse Goddess of love, beauty and fertility drove a chariot pulled by cats.
So, if I ever get married, I fully expect a catmobile.
One of the other reasons why they gave cats to each other was for their valuable skills as mousers. Cats were able to control rodent populations around their properties.
Also, Norse myths are thought to have the earliest literary descriptions of the Norwegian Forest Cat. They were described as large, strong cats that drew Freya’s chariot and were so heavy that not even Thor, God of Thunder, could lift them from the floor. (Source)
They kinda live up to the legend, too. Your average Norwegian Forest Cat is twenty pounds of solid muscle, with claws large and strong enough to climb solid rock. They’ve been known to attack bears when defending their territory. And yet they’re one of the cuddliest breeds out there, particularly noted for being patient with small children.
I have a Norwegian mix, and can attest that she is the cuddliest cat but also insane enough to try and fight a bear.
Viking cats “FIGHT ME”
Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, still could not lift this cat.
We have a Maine coon mix, and there’s some (unverified, last I heard) speculation that the reason they look so much like Norwegian forest cats is because they’re the long-lost cousins descended from ships’ cats that traveled with Scandinavian sailors to the upper parts of North America
and yes, even being only part Maine coon, he is big and fluffy and cuddly and weighs a metric fuck-ton
Especially when he doesn’t want to be lifted. Like when he’s on the counter. -_-
“But how could you deny this face?”
Same! I have two maine coon mixes (brothers) and they both weigh well over twenty pounds. Not fat, just enormous fluffy balls of fuzz and muscle. (The electrician who came to fix the microwave recently saw the larger of the two and went “holy fuck is that thing part bobcat or what, that’s the biggest cat I’ve ever seen.”)
I’ve heard this theory before too, and honestly I think it has merit. Both brothers are sweethearts who would also 100% throw down with a bear if it looked at them funny.
“Cats don’t comfort you when you’re feeling down.”
What a load of crap !!! One thing for certain… cats don’t give a rat’s ass what B.S. you tell about them. They refuse to care less, either about what you think of them, or about the people they love.
“Cats don’t miss you when you’re gone” is a ton of bs. Whenever I leave to go anywhere, I can hear my cats meowing at the door within moments trying to find me. They sit in the window watching for me to come home and they are at the door to greet me almost every single time.
Cats also grieve. This cat watches a video of their owner who had passed away and he tries to cuddle up with the phone. The look on his face when they zoom in on him brings me to tears every time.
cats can be sassy too, i swap houses each week because my parents are divorced and whenever i come back, she gives me the silent treatment for a while, then after a bit shell be all over me
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