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Berserker

In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers (Old Norse: berserkir) were Scandinavian warriors who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English adjective berserk 'furiously violent or out of control'. Berserkers are attested to in numerous Old Norse sources.

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Berserker

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Berserkers – bear warriors · 17
Berserker → According, Accounts, In, It, Kyiv, Left, Possible Varangians, Right, Saint Sophia Cathedral, Svarfdæla, Sweden, The, They, Vg, Västergötland, When, Yule
related to External links · 16
Berserker → Berserkergang, Berserkers-wolf-people, Boar, Cambridge University Press, Century CE, Chisholm, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, Jon Geir Høyersten, Journal, Norwegian Medical Association, Svinfylking, SwedenBerserkene, Valsgarde, Vandle, Viking Answer Lady
related to Attestations · 15
Berserker → Berserkers, Christian, Hall-Challenging Berserkr, Harald's, Haraldskvæði, Hólmgangumaðr, King Harald Fairhair, Later, Many, The, The King's Berserkr, This, Thórbiörn Hornklofi, Viking Berserkr, Within
related to Migration Period depictions · 14
Berserker → Anders Petter Nilsson, As, Björnhovda, Dated, Denmark, Erik Gustaf Pettersson, Gallehus, Golden Horns, In, No, Southern Jutland, Sweden, Torslunda, Vendel
related to Theories · 13
Berserker → AD, Book, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Ceremonies, Constantine VII, De, Gothic Dance, Norse, Scholar Hilda Ellis-Davidson, The, This, Varangian Guard
related to In popular culture · 11
Berserker → Agents, Beorn, Marvel TV, Middle Earth, Norse, The Hobbit, There, Thor, Thor Odinson, Tolkien, Warrior's Madness
related to Etymology · 6
Berserker → Iceland, Icelander, Middle English, Snorri Sturluson, The, The Old Norse
related to Speculative recreations gallery · 4
Berserker → Nicholas, Roerich, Sorcerers, Speculative

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berserkers warriors men battle wolf norse bear warrior shields sagas boar berserk animal wild king one image saga fire called

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hallucinogenic mushroomsinstance ofwhich could last for one or several days.Some scholars propose that certain examples of berserker rage had been induced voluntarily by the consumption of drugs0.80text
massive amounts of alcoholinstance ofwhich could last for one or several days.Some scholars propose that certain examples of berserker rage had been induced voluntarily by the consumption of drugs0.80text
or a mixture only known as 'butotens.' This is much debated but the theory is further supported by the discovery of seeds belonging to black henbaneinstance ofwhich could last for one or several days.Some scholars propose that certain examples of berserker rage had been induced voluntarily by the consumption of drugs0.80text
shield-bitinginstance ofwhich included actions0.80text
animalistic howling.Jonathan Shay makes an explicit connection between the berserker rage of soldiersinstance ofwhich included actions0.80text
the hyperarousal of posttraumatic stress disorderinstance ofwhich included actions0.80text
Berserkerrelated to AttestationsBerserkers0.60section
Berserkerrelated to AttestationsMany0.60section
Berserkerrelated to AttestationsThis0.60section
Berserkerrelated to AttestationsWithin0.60section
Berserkerrelated to AttestationsThe King's Berserkr0.60section
Berserkerrelated to AttestationsHall-Challenging Berserkr0.60section

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