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Mask from HedebyThis mask is one from two exemplars which have been found rolled in a ship discovered in harbour at Hedeby / Haithaby (currently Germany). They have…
Witcher III: BerserkersWitcher III is a fantasy RPG that features Viking-style berserkers at one point. These berserkers are warriors who change into animals in battle,…
Review: Berserker: Hell's WarriorA review of the film Berseker: Hell's Warrior. The film is about a Viking cursed to be reborn whenever he dies, and features vampiric Valkyries whose…
Commercial: Medi-Evil Berserker Pre-WorkoutMedi-Evil Nutrition markets one of its pre-workout formulae as 'Berserker', claiming that it is 'Inspired by the legendary warfare fury of the Norse…
Sweaty Beards - Official Scandinavian TrailerScandinavia. In the year 968, Osvald, the cowardly Viking, and his brave but not too bright brother Sigtrygg, set out to revenge the murder of their…
Lewis ChessmenThe Lewis chessmen were found in 1831 at Uig on Lewis in the Hebrides. They were probably made in Trondheim, Norway in the late 12th or early 13th…
Lewis Chessman Berserker ModelA model of one of the Lewis Chessmen warder figures, bought in Stornoway in 2015.
Thesis: Berserkr in Old Norse and Icelandic LiteratureBreen's PhD thesis on the Old Norse berserkr. The thesis itself is not available to view online but the link provides details of how to view…
Uppsala online: BerserkergangAn essay about berserksgangr from the perspective of a modern Asatru follower and priest of Odin.
Words on Words: The Viking BerserkerA blog post about the meaning of Old Norse 'berserkr'.
Blog: Going BerserkA blog post on The History Channel programme 'Unconventional Warfare' and its approach to presenting the Viking berserk.
Viking: The BerserkersA film described as 'The Viking Hunger Games'. This trailer shows one way that popular culture engages with the Vikings, in this instance the Viking…
Berserkers! The facts and the fictionsThis one has been a long time coming, but now I'm glad that I've said it. It may disappoint many die-easy fans of unnecessary carnage, but the truth…