The berserker Viking warrior is famous but the tradition can be traced back to the early Bronze Age warband called the koryos.
The berserkers fought like madmen, in a trance-like state of fury that struck fear into the hearts of their enemies. But why did they act in this way? And why were they associated with wolves and bears?
In this video we travel back thousands of years into the history of Bronze Age Europe and find out why the youths of Indo-European cultures transformed into wolves and other animals during their rites of passage.
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Watch all the Bronze Age Warfare series here ➜ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUyGT3KDxwC8xD2S2Q1IqH_S_ocWwXWHv
Koryos ➜ https://youtu.be/LbIwi1HxmpE
Trepanation ➜ https://youtu.be/ic8jxFYIV6g
Indra's Cudgel ➜ https://youtu.be/cYEBxo6ZEy4
Thor's Hammer ➜ https://youtu.be/X1PduS2ocl8
First Berserkers ➜ https://youtu.be/zEXXA0naXkk
Army of the Dead ➜ https://youtu.be/oqOp81KQO4A