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[[File:ACV-ship-Berserkrsail.jpg|thumb|250px|A berserkr on a sail of a [[longship]]]]
[[File:ACV DB Berserkr.PNG|thumb|170px|A ''berserkr'']]
'''Berserkr''' were a class of [[Viking]] warriors.
'''Berserkr''', or '''berserkers''', were a class of [[Vikings|Viking]] warriors. Wielding two [[Battleaxe|axes]], berserkers bore almost no [[armor]] and fought with fervour.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Berserkr]]</ref>


Wielding two [[axe]]s, the berserkers bore almost no armour, and fought with fervour.<ref name="Youtube">{{Youtube|video=sGyM5Xh7Jf0|text=Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Official 30 Minute Gameplay Walkthrough | UbiFWD July 2020 | Ubisoft NA|channel=UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|channelname=Ubisoft North America
==Behind the scenes==
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''[[wikt:berserkr|Berserkr]]'' is {{Wiki|Old Norse}} compound word usually translated as 'bear-shirt'. The reference to wearing a [[bear]]'s skin signified the ability and ferocity of the warrior.<ref>{{WP|Berserker}}</ref>


==Etymology==
The image used on the sails of the [[longship]] is based on the depiction of a berserker on one of the {{Wiki|Torslunda plates}}.
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/berserkr#Old_Norse Berserkr] is {{Wiki|Old Norse}} compound word usually translated as 'bear-shirt'. The reference to wearing a [[bear]]'s skin signified the ability and ferocity of the warrior.<ref name="Berserker">{{WP|Berserker}}</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV-ship-Berserkrsail.jpg|A stylized ''berserkr'' on a longship sail
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Way of the Berserker]]''
**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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A berserkr

Berserkr, or berserkers, were a class of Viking warriors. Wielding two axes, berserkers bore almost no armor and fought with fervour.[1]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Berserkr is Old Norse compound word usually translated as 'bear-shirt'. The reference to wearing a bear's skin signified the ability and ferocity of the warrior.[2]

The image used on the sails of the longship is based on the depiction of a berserker on one of the Torslunda plates.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]