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[Paul Mitchell]

I always heard that the etomology of "berserk" was that it came
from "bear-sark", which referred to a shirts of bear-skin, which
was all the armor that the berserkers wore, while their fellows
were wearing mail.

- Galen

Almar Bjarnklo recently said:

>   Heilsa Elfsea,
>
>I have a question for you.  Does anyone know the "history" or" orgin" of 
>the word "beserk" when speaking of old norse "vikings"?
>
>Almar
>
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