Berserkers

Berserkers were originally men who could turn themselves into bears ('bear-shirts'), later applied to men seized with madness for bloodshed.

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Berserkers were originally men who could turn themselves into bears ('bear-shirts'), later applied to men seized with madness for bloodshed. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Notes)

Berserkers were originally men who could turn themselves into bears ('bear-shirts'), later applied to men seized with madness for bloodshed. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Notes)

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