The name berserker arose from their reputed habit of wearing a kind of shirt or coat (Old Norse: serkr) made from the pelt of a bear (Old Norse:ber-) during battle. The term comes from old Norwegian berserkr (plural berserkir), meaning bear shirt and suggests a robe. In earlier studies, the element ber- was often misinterpreted as berr-, meaning “bare”, understood as indicating that the berserkers fought naked. This view has since been largely abandoned.
Pop-upView Separately

The name berserker arose from their reputed habit of wearing a kind of shirt or coat (Old Norse: serkr) made from the pelt of a bear (Old Norse:ber-) during battle.

The term comes from old Norwegian berserkr (plural berserkir), meaning bear shirt and suggests a robe. In earlier studies, the element ber- was often misinterpreted as berr-, meaning “bare”, understood as indicating that the berserkers fought naked. This view has since been largely abandoned.

Source: Wikipedia

112 Notes/ Hide

  1. crazyviking reblogged this from fastbrunette
  2. captainredram reblogged this from mediumaevum
  3. isborn reblogged this from mediumaevum
  4. sugfjordenemine reblogged this from mediumaevum
  5. phoenixssilverlining reblogged this from mediumaevum
  6. altera-kel reblogged this from ikol-liesmith
  7. dreaming-valhalla reblogged this from mediumaevum
  8. ikol-liesmith reblogged this from mediumaevum
  9. zippz reblogged this from mediumaevum
  10. chriandra reblogged this from filis-mustache-baubles
  11. filis-mustache-baubles reblogged this from mediumaevum
  12. cavendr reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    Epic.
  13. big-bad-cazador reblogged this from mediumaevum
  14. squeegieowl reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    #medievalism
  15. planetkheinzenlulu reblogged this from mediumaevum
  16. cindelswisties reblogged this from mediumaevum
  17. hopelessatmath reblogged this from mediumaevum
  18. zergdragoon reblogged this from mediumaevum
  19. vauntie reblogged this from mediumaevum
  20. arcanan reblogged this from oaken-shield
  21. iwanttogoforgold reblogged this from mediumaevum
  22. a-z-a-z-e-l reblogged this from mediumaevum
  23. samyaza reblogged this from mediumaevum
  24. pastillasparanosonar reblogged this from ragnarok9590
  25. arcane-laser-hens reblogged this from mediumaevum
  26. frouwelinde reblogged this from mediumaevum
  27. thunorsdottir reblogged this from mediumaevum
  28. heavymetal-librarian reblogged this from mediumaevum

Recent comments

Blog comments powered by Disqus