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For other uses, see Berserker (disambiguation) and Berserk (disambiguation).
Vendel era bronze plate found on Öland.

Berserkers (or Berserks) were Norse warriors who are reported in the Old Norse literature to have fought in a nearly uncontrollable, trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the English word berserk. 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.[1] By some; in the danish ethymological dictionary version 3 (Politikens nudansk ordbog med etymologi) it is stated that ber (bear) is less plausible than berr (bare). Icelandic Sagas also support this, see Thorolf's Saga where it at one point writes about the berserkers who go to battle without a shirt on in order to prove that they truely are immune to iron weapons.

The Úlfhéðnar (singular Úlfhéðinn), mentioned in the Vatnsdœla saga, Haraldskvæði and the Völsunga saga, were said to wear the pelt of a wolf when they entered battle.[2] Úlfhéðnar are sometimes described as Odin's special warriors, with the pelt from a wolf and a spear as distinguishing features.[3]
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* 1 "Going berserk"
* 2 Literary references
* 3 History
* 4 Theories on the causes of the berserkergang
* 5 Parallels in other cultures
* 6 Modern context
* 7 Notes
* 8 References
* 9 External links

[edit] "Going berserk"

The actual fit of madness the berserker experienced was referred to as bärsärkar-gång ("going berserk&quot😉. This condition has been described as follows:

"This fury, which was called berserkergang, occurred not only in the heat of battle, but also during laborious work. Men who were thus seized performed things which otherwise seemed impossible for human power. This condition is said to have begun with shivering, chattering of the teeth, and chill in the body, and then the face swelled and changed its colour. With this was connected a great hot-headedness, which at last gave over into a great rage, under which they howled as wild animals, bit the edge of their shields, and cut down everything they met without discriminating between friend or foe. When this condition ceased, a great dulling of the mind and feebleness followed, which could last for one or several days." [1]



1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker
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If you want me to berserk, then tell my employer that I am berserking for the eUS. Cause the 80+ and 90+ requirements will dissway me from employing the berserk for the sake of the company.

For the Record, my employer is fair and has raised my wage many times.

So, the question remains: How can I berserk if my employer will penalize me for it?

-Alex