During the archaeological excavations at Vik, Ørland in 2015 and 2016, a large assemblage of faunal remains was recovered. The assemblage of animal bones from Roman Iron Age contexts weighed altogether c. 25.4kg, and stemmed mainly from waste deposits and, to a lesser degree, from building remains from three farmsteads. The main aims of the analyses were to investigate the utilization of animal resources. Kill-off patterns of domestic animals show preferences for meat production, wool production but also dairying. Not all parts of the domestic animals were found on site, indicating that prime meat-bearing elements and possibly hides were transported or traded from Vik. Some wild mammals, both terrestrial and marine, were hunted for food and raw materials. Fishing occurred on a quite large scale in the coastal waters but also on the open sea. The fish bone material does not provide evidence for stockfish processing or trade in fish at this early stage. The osteological finds from Ørland provide a picture of a dynamic subsistence economy that must have been flexible. In view of this, it is not likely that the settlement decline in Vik from the 4th century AD onwards reflects changes in available natural and/or domestic resources.