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The Myths and Realities of the Viking Berserkr (Studies in Medieval History and Culture)

Roderick Dale
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Description:The Viking berserkr is an iconic warrior normally associated with violent fits of temper and the notorious berserksgangr or berserker frenzy. This book challenges the orthodox view that these men went 'berserk' in the modern English sense of the word. It examines all the evidence for medieval perceptions of berserkir and builds a model of how the medieval audience would have viewed them. Then it extrapolates a Viking Age model of berserkir from this model and supports the analysis with anthropological and archaeological evidence to create a new and more accurate paradigm of the Viking Age berserkr and his place in society. This shows that berserkir were the champions of lords and kings, members of the social elite, and that much of what is believed about them is based on seventeenth-century and later scholarship and mythologizing: the medieval audience would have had a very different understanding of the Old Norse berserkr from that people have now. The book sets out a challenge to rethink and reframe our perceptions of the past in a way that is less influenced by our own modern ideas.The Myths and Realities of the Viking berserkr will appeal to researchers and students alike studying the Viking Age, Medieval History, and Old Norse Literature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Myths and Realities of the Viking Berserkr (Studies in Medieval History and Culture). To get started finding The Myths and Realities of the Viking Berserkr (Studies in Medieval History and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Myths and Realities of the Viking Berserkr (Studies in Medieval History and Culture)

Roderick Dale
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Description: The Viking berserkr is an iconic warrior normally associated with violent fits of temper and the notorious berserksgangr or berserker frenzy. This book challenges the orthodox view that these men went 'berserk' in the modern English sense of the word. It examines all the evidence for medieval perceptions of berserkir and builds a model of how the medieval audience would have viewed them. Then it extrapolates a Viking Age model of berserkir from this model and supports the analysis with anthropological and archaeological evidence to create a new and more accurate paradigm of the Viking Age berserkr and his place in society. This shows that berserkir were the champions of lords and kings, members of the social elite, and that much of what is believed about them is based on seventeenth-century and later scholarship and mythologizing: the medieval audience would have had a very different understanding of the Old Norse berserkr from that people have now. The book sets out a challenge to rethink and reframe our perceptions of the past in a way that is less influenced by our own modern ideas.The Myths and Realities of the Viking berserkr will appeal to researchers and students alike studying the Viking Age, Medieval History, and Old Norse Literature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Myths and Realities of the Viking Berserkr (Studies in Medieval History and Culture). To get started finding The Myths and Realities of the Viking Berserkr (Studies in Medieval History and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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