A team of archaeologists has unearthed a mysterious Viking-era animal figure at the Fjörður farm, an excavation site in Seydisfjordur, Iceland. The toy-like figure is made of soft volcanic rocks and is over 1,000 years old. The most fascinating aspect of this discovery is that the toy has characteristics of three animals; a pig, a bear, and an Icelandic dog. However, exactly which animal it represents remains a mystery even to the researchers. The animal figure is 5 cm long and reaches 2.7 cm in height. In the last five years, the Fjörður excavation site, where the toy was found, has emerged a…