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    Posted: 26-Feb-2007 at 17:34
i've heard that the vikings used to drink before they went on raids and when they went crazy they even killed some of their own men
 
is it one reason that europe was terrified of them


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I don't know about that, but It wouldn't surprise me.


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off course not that would be mad then they would been defeated whole the time.
did you ever seen an drunken men wining from an not drunken man.
only berserkers ate some mushrooms wich made them mad but not that mad that they killed their own men
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The precise meaning of the word Berserk is not entirely certain yet. The image we get from them from sagas are diverse and confusing. Drugs might be an option, mental disabilities another and there are several more theories.
 
As for the Vikings, I think Top Gun is right. Being dead drunk is not a good idea in the middle of a battle. You might feel invinvible, but in reality you will be slow as a slug and weak as a child. It is unlikely they drank a lot.

Of course afterwards it is a different story... Wink
 
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Personally I find the whole animalistic transformation rite theory the most appealing, as extracted from the Saga of the Volsungs.
 
And no, I've never heard of this getting drunk before battles in any primary or secondary source.
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