File:Berserker State of Mind and History- Introduction to the sources

Heimskringla/Ynglinga Saga https://amzn.to/3uqK7Wg

Haraldskvaedi/Hrafnsmal free online link https://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=1436&if=default&table=text&val=edition

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In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers were those who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English word berserk (meaning "furiously violent or out of control"). In battle, the berserkers were subject to fits of frenzy. They would howl like wild beasts, foam at the mouth, and gnaw the iron rim of their shields. According to belief, during these fits they were immune to steel and fire, and made great havoc in the ranks of the enemy. When the fever abated they were weak and tame. Accounts can be found in the sagas.

This video goes over some of the sources and the 2 most common misconceptions about these elite warriors.