The Norse sagas are filled with wild warriors called berserkers (berserkir) or úlfhéðnar. This video looks at these names and what the sagas tell about these frenzied fighters and their gift from Odin.

Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian.

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