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Chesspiece (Rook equivalent) from Scotland, depicting a Norse berserker biting his shield, 12th century AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I was under the impression that it was good old fashioned battle PTSD. Iirc, berserkers were reported to sometimes attack anyone nearby in their frenzy, not just the enemy faction.