Berserk
The Vikings were known to be savage in battle. So much so that the most gruesome warriors were known as berserkers. The name stemmed from the suggestion that the berserkers wore bearskins and were blessed by Odin himself, the god of war. These chosen warriors would get themselves to a state of intense frenzy and supposedly a supernatural power that they were able to bite the edge of their shield and ignore the pain. There are a couple of hypotheses to figure out what really happened: one reckoned it was simply adrenaline. The second suggested it could have been shrooms. There were rumors that Vikings would consume ‘magic mushrooms’ before a battle.
Berserk
Their Body Structure
When people think of Vikings, they tend to have a certain image in mind: rippling muscles, leathers, and furs. Well, we’re here to tell you that was not the case. Vikings did not look like body-builders, the majority of them were lean and around 5’7″-5’9″. They dedicated most of their time to the wheat fields. Most of the Norsemen were farmers and carried a scythe. They maintained a balanced diet of grains, proteins, and greens. While some of them did pillage, not all of them did. As you recall, ‘Viking’ was an action and not a title. Those who didn’t partake in Viking would spend their lives as farmers.
Their Body Structure