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Studies in Medieval History and Culture
THE MYTHS AND REALITIES
OF THE VIKING
berserkr
Roderick Dale
The Myths and Realities of the
Viking
berserkr
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 17th-century and later
scholarship and mythologizing: the medieval audience would have had a
very different understanding of the Old Norse
berserkr
from that which
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.
Roderick Dale
has worked as an archaeologist throughout the United
Kingdom and in research roles at University College Cork and the
University of Nottingham. He currently works at the University of
Stavanger. His research interests include Old Norse literature, Viking Age
history and the reception of vikings in popular culture.
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The Myths and Realities
of the Viking
berserkr
Roderick Dale
First published 2022
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Dale, Roderick, author.
Title: The myths and realities of the Viking berserkr / Roderick Dale.
Description: New York : Routledge, 2022. | Series: Studies in medieval
history and culture | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2021032768 | ISBN 9780367137458 (hardback) |
ISBN 9781032164205 (paperback) | ISBN 9780429028434 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Berserkers. | Vikings‐‐Warfare. | Military art and
science‐‐Scandinavia‐‐History‐‐Medieval, 500-1500. | Civilization,
Viking. | Sagas‐‐History and criticism. | Old Norse literature‐‐History
and criticism.
Classification: LCC DL65 .D323 2022 | DDC 355.020948/09021‐‐dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021032768
ISBN: 978-0-367-13745-8 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-16420-5 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-429-02843-4 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9780429028434
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