This Mind-Altering Drug Likely Fueled The Psychotically Fierce Berserker Warriors
For those of you who ’ve ever wondered where the phrase " go berserk " comes from , berserkerswere a striation of mouth - foamingly boisterous ( and frequently naked ) Norse warrior who strike fear into the hearts of every respectable citizen north of the equator during the Viking Age . It ’s long been believed that the beserkers used psychedelic mushrooms before battles to enroll into a wolf , trance - like nation that allowed them to sense no fear and go wild in the melee ....