Talk:Berserker
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Norse-Centric?
[edit]Why are all these articles Norse-Centric? When the Norse are the least of them?120.29.109.137 (talk) 05:37, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
Move discussion in progress
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Remove reenacter image
[edit]The photo of the reenactor with the bear on his head isn't very historical and unnecessary in this article. I am going to remove it unless someone can make a very good case for retaining it. 2403:5813:9C91:1:F3DE:27FF:BD2D:9D4F (talk) 11:01, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
Rewriting theories section
[edit]This article in general needs a lot of work. Nearly every theory listed has been universally debunked by academics (such as the mushroom theory, which was suggested by an 18th century mycologist with no background in old Norse studies) and this article presenting them as plausible is extremely misleading to a casual reader. Dale Roderick's published Thesis on Berserkers is an excellent new source that should be added to this discussion Fwinzor (talk) 13:57, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- True and real. An example source: https://web.archive.org/web/20231103125217/https://www.nrm.se/faktaomnaturenochrymden/vaxter/kryptogamer/manadenskryptogam/svampar/rodflugsvamparjultomtenschaman.145.html Blockhaj (talk) 18:53, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Fwinzor:, if you know better, I suggest you contribute edits.
- @Blockhaj: I’m confused by your claim. That article specifically states that use of mushroom hallucinogenics am Viking warriors is likely a myth. Strebe (talk) 19:47, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Strebe It is a myth with no historical basis (not counting historical pseudo-archeology). Some have argued that its plausible due to shroom eating being part of some slavic culture chamanizm, however, its just pure speculation and is not likely at all since no native shrooms in southern Scandinavia gives such an effect. Blockhaj (talk) 19:54, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- I'm hoping/planning to. To be honest I'm brand new to trying to edit/add to wiki articles and didn't want to mess it up. but in the mean time I thought I'd at least bring up the problem. Fwinzor (talk) 19:56, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- U can write here and i can implement it properly, alternatively that u add it to the article with the best of ur abilities and we will fix any potential formatting errors etc. Go ham. Blockhaj (talk) 11:13, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
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