A look at the Viking Berserkers and their strange, ritualistic traditions that saw them become violent, trance-like warriors that couldn’t die.
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Um calling them all Berserkers is inaccurate in and of itself.
Second thing Berserkers as in Bear skins are generally seen in the actual Sagas as being bodyguards of a Lord.
Úlfhéðnar or wolf skins where referred to as Odin's men.
Berserkers where not the same group as the Úlfhéðnar.
The key difference though seem to be that Berserkers wore Mail and acted as bodyguards primarily. Where as the Úlfhéðnar where 100% shock troops they would also be used as scouts but they are where the modern image of the Berserker comes from.
And yes Berserkers and Úlfhéðnar where large men. For the same reason that bodyguards today tend to be the size of linebackers. You would think twice about attempting to move up in society by killing your lord when he is surrounded by 6ft tall linebackers with dane axe's who trained for their position from childhood.
"Grossed out by their own bloody hands". Lol. The narrator hasn't been in any nasty fights would be my prediction.😂 These berserkers are my direct descendants. Their descendants populated this part of America over a century ago and you'll find tons of Norwegians and Swedes up here. Most of us are pretty large. I can only imagine what an army of us would have looked like to the British. As militant as we used to be, we're about the nicest group of folks in America. Really generous and kind folks. We may have pillaged most of europe for a few years there, but we DID bring you the Swedish Bikini Team centuries later as an olive branch.😂🤣😂 Nowadays, Norway is a freaking paradise. Whenever I get a student loan or medical bill, I think "why did my ancestors leave Norway and Sweden?" Bad choice.😂 As bad as things have gotten in America, those of us of scandinavian descent may have to brush-up on our old berserker skills.😂🤣😂
Legend has it that some of them were giants and the Roman armies had a heck of a time taking them down
They were giant furrys
skål vikingmakt berserkergang