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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen
Viking berserkers are often described as biting their shields out of battle madness and fury in Norse accounts.
Didn’t they also used to take mushrooms before battles in some cases?
Probably no.
We currently have no concrete evidence to how the berserkers worked themselves up into such a frenzy, with mushrooms being just one of many theories. The myth that they used mushrooms comes from several places, one of its biggest factors being that other warriors from different cultures did use mushrooms (the Aztecs are one culture that did so I believe) before or during battle.
I was under the impression that it was good old fashioned battle PTSD. Iirc, berserkers were reported to sometimes attack anyone nearby in their frenzy, not just the enemy faction.
Are they Vikings, or are they rodents?
My sign’s Thor’s hammer
My hands are cold
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
I’m just a Norse guy who likes the taste of shields.
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Is it chocolate?
I have a replica of this set. It’s so fascinating to look at the details of all the pieces.
Me too! And why do I have a replica? Because of this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IwjZ1J2b8UY&pp=ygUbaGFycnkgcG90dGVyIGxld2lzIGNoZXNzbWVu
