Berserker
In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers (Old Norse: berserkir) 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"). Berserkers are attested to in numerous Old Norse sources.
Berserker / Ulfheðinn
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One of the Vendel era Torslunda plates found on Öland, Sweden. It probably depicts one-eyed Odin guiding a berserker or ulfheðinn.
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