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The Old Norse form of the word was berserkr (plural berserkir), a compound word of ber and serkr.The second part means ' shirt ' (also found in Middle English, see serk).The first part, ber, on the other hand, can mean several things, but is assumed to have most likely meant ' bear ', with the full word, berserkr, meaning just ' bear-shirt ', as in ' someone who wears a coat made out of a bear ...
The 8th-century Tängelgårda stone depicts a figure leading a troop of warriors all bearing rings. Valknut symbols appear beneath his horse. According to John Lindow, Andy Orchard, and Rudolf Simek, scholars have commonly connected the einherjar to the Harii, a Germanic tribe attested by Tacitus in his 1st-century AD work Germania.
Egil took one of his gold rings and let it secretly fall into the child's pail. Later on, an adult dwarf came from the rock, and wanted to know who had done this kindness for the child, Egil explained that he had done it, for gold was of little use to him in his agony. The dwarf then took Egil aside and dressed his wound until it no longer hurt ...
VRAI shares what the most popular diamond shapes for engagement rings mean, plus tips to choose the best one for your partner.
The name Mirkwood derives from the forest Myrkviðr of Norse mythology. 19th-century writers interested in philology, including the folklorist Jacob Grimm and the artist and fantasy writer William Morris, speculated romantically about the wild, primitive Northern forest, the Myrkviðr inn ókunni ("the pathless Mirkwood") and the secret roads across it, in the hope of reconstructing supposed ...
Skofnung (Old Norse: Skǫfnungr) is in medieval Icelandic literature the sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki.According to Hrólfs saga kraka "The best of all swords that have been carried in northern lands", [1] it was renowned for supernatural sharpness and hardness, as well as for being imbued with the spirits of the king's 12 faithful berserker bodyguards.
The Rings of Power are magical artefacts in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, most prominently in his high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.The One Ring first appeared as a plot device, a magic ring in Tolkien's children's fantasy novel, The Hobbit; Tolkien later gave it a backstory and much greater power.
Berserker (novel series), a space opera series by Fred Saberhagen; Berserker (comics), a series of American comic books; Berzerker, a Marvel Comics character; Berserker, a character of Fate/stay night; Berserker, a named character and series of characters from Soulcalibur; Berserker Armor, a fictional body armor worn by Guts in the manga series ...