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It is proposed by some authors that the berserkers drew their power from the bear and were devoted to the bear cult, which was once widespread across the northern hemisphere. [ 6 ] [ 13 ] The berserkers maintained their religious observances despite their fighting prowess, as the Svarfdæla saga tells of a challenge to single-combat that was ...
Berserker (also known as Berserker: The Nordic Curse) is a 1987 American slasher film written and directed by Jefferson Richard. The film centers on a group of campers who are stalked and murdered by a Viking berserker .
Barak, Earl of Trellheim, cousin of King Anheg "the Sly" of Cherek. Barak is called the "Dreadful Bear" in the Mrin Codex, and transforms into a bear whenever Garion is in imminent danger. Silk, or Prince Kheldar of Drasnia, called the "Guide", the "Rat" and the "Thief" in the Mrin Codex. He is a skilled spy, merchant, thief, and acrobat.
Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler.He is known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 1999, where he performed under the ring name Kurrgan and was a member of The Truth Commission and The Oddities.
Berserker, also known as Berserker: Hell's Warrior, is a fantasy-action-horror film based on Norse mythology. It was written, directed and produced by Paul Matthews and had its main release in 2004. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Griffith defeats Guts, and makes him a member of the Band of the Hawk – an alliance between the philosopher and the berserker. The Hawks go on a midnight raid and Griffith chooses Guts for the most important position of rear guard; Guts succeeds and the band hails him as a hero.
The Ainu Iomante ceremony (bear sending). Japanese scroll painting, circa 1870. Bear worship is the religious practice of the worshipping of bears found in many North Eurasian ethnic religions such as among the Sami, Nivkh, Ainu, [1] Basques, [2] Germanic peoples, Slavs and Finns. [3]
A selection of characters from the series, including Guts (front) and his party (from bottom left to right): Azan, Isidro, and Isma; (second row, left to right) Schierke, Farnese of Vandimion, and Casca; (third row, left to right) Serpico, Roderick of Schtauffen, and Manifico de Vandimion; (top right) Ivalera, and (above) Puck