They're perhaps the single most significant wild-animal for the early Vikings.
它们可能是早期维京人最重要的野生动物,
Every part of the animal is used: their hides, their antlers, their meat, their sinews.
每一个部位都会被利用起来:皮、鹿角、肉、筋。
And hunting them is a regular activity.
捕猎驯鹿对他们来说就是家常便饭。
It's a chance encounter with the herd but one no Viking can resist.
这是维京人与鹿群的一次偶遇,但没有哪个维京人会放过这次机会。
Just a single opportunistic shot but the alarm wave surges through the herd like an electric current.
虽然这只是一次机会性射击,但警报波就像电流一样在鹿群中涌动。
It's a defense strategy designed to confuse any predator, whether wolf, bear or Viking.
这是一种防御策略,用来迷惑任何掠食者,不管是狼、熊还是维京人。
But achieving a clean kill in a swirling melee like this is difficult.
在这样的旋流中干净利落地捕猎是很困难的。