The fury of a berserker would start with chills and teeth chattering and purpling in the face, literally becoming ‘hot-headed’ and culminating in uncontrollable rage with grunts and howls. They would bite into their shields and gnaw at their skin before launching into battle, indiscriminately injuring, maiming and killing anything in their paths. Dating back to the ninth century, the Norse warriors were said to be able to do things that normal humans could not. According to ancient legends, berserkers were indestructible and no weapon could break them from their trance. It is described as being immune to fire and a strike of a sword.
