The Last Berserker | The Man Who Would Not Die

[@carapo66]

A man in a floating barrel. This was the first-ever English naval victory.

[@danielhogan6255]

And that scene from the hobbit invented at the same... All good storys deserve embellishment😉

[@Ricky-oi3wv]

You can almost picture an early mediaeval delboy shoving poor Rodney in there assuring him it's a great idea....

[@jakeofalltrades111]

“So lemme get this straight, you want me to get into the barrel, float downstream and stab that guy?” *berserker cuts down another Englishman “You get in the fuckin barrel”

[@toddwebb7521]

Hms floaty barrel, the first great ship of the Royal Navy

[@Graham-ce2yk]

And at old Englands last victory, the next battle was Hastings...

[@axel9473]

Imagine how many real stories we'll never hear because they weren't documented in any way. Imagine what extraordinary things humans did and we'll never know.

[@wasabi5338]

hell, some people didnt even believe this happened. sad that there are definitely countless undocumented extraordinary feats that are now lost to time.

[@ronald8062]

Thanks for writing that. Don't worry, your comment will survive the ages and never be forgotten!

[@jakewest74]

If I go to heaven I'm going to ask God to show me all of these things lmao

[@historyprofiles]

I know it’s crazy! The human body and mind can do insane things!

[@DutchFurnace]

I've always thought about that especially when watching for example WW2 movies. How little it would have taken for the movie to be about some random guy who dies in the background in the first minutes of the movie, and perhaps how much more heroic he may have been than the main character we ended up following simply because they didn't die in those first few moments. That's why I'm kinda against that kind of blind "hero worship". Band of Brother's did it really well, telling the story of men who did heroic things, but making sure you as the watcher realize they were "merely" the survivors of an entire group of men who all did, or were capable of being the ones to do, those heroic things.

[@CrypidLore]

"A brave man floating in a barrel stabbed him from below." That ah... doesn't sound overly brave.

[@BlacksmithBets]

Alone in the water being the closest person to the Viking army on the other side? He probably had more courage than you or I.

[@notone4540]

@@BlacksmithBets But still not brave, especially compared to the berserker with no name.... a true hero.

[@notone4540]

A sneaky little backstabber/ballstabber

[@gilvraywilliams7231]

More like a weasel

[@gilvraywilliams7231]

@xXLogicXx 🤣🤔😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@mattiaswennerhult9451]

Acctually there is a possible name for the warrior on the bridge and that is Tjodolf Starke, wich translates into Tjodolf the Strong. The name appears in some Norwegian songs concerning the battle.

[@joeljanssonhernstrom1819]

Made about a thousand years after the battle by a modern day musicisian called Harald Foss. Though I agree Harald Foss tells the story in a really nice way we have no idea if that was his name or not.

[@get-memed]

@@joeljanssonhernstrom1819 I mean the name fits him at least

[@ahmadnaser8172]

@@get-memed who knows for all we know his name could be jeff

[@insertgenericnamehere7774]

@@ahmadnaser8172 Nah bro, Chad is much more suiting. Chad Thundercock, aptly named after Thor.

[@-hackzzz-7282]

No there’s no way to know what his name was this took place thousands of years ago and if you weren’t a nobleman there’s really no way to know and the song you’re referring to was probably made years after this took place

[@thepeanutgallery6100]

I always loved this story. The berserker reminds me so much of a real life Guts. Listening to stories of ancient warriors and how they had no fear of death and instead of running chose to face it idk to me I always wished I could be like that. Death comes for us all there's no avoiding it sure but to stare back at the void with such ferocity and strength and to keep pushing you're own body passed the human limit is amazing and inspiring.

[@whitedragoness23]

Hi you! I was looking for a guts reference. I’m wondering if Muira had researched this same story to draw inspiration.

[@thepeanutgallery6100]

@@whitedragoness23 It's quite possible.🤔

[@MrKsan05]

This was very well said, I'm no coward but to stare back at death as it comes for you? that would be a feat I can only hope I am capable of doing when my time comes. My biggest hope is that I don't die in a hospital bed but I die as I lived.

[@Wardr0p]

He 100% KNEW - that IF they killed him - he had a Valkyrie waiting to carry him to Valhalla. What was there to be afraid of?

[@historyprofiles]

Heroes from history always inspire! Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@BAK87]

We had marched all night long Now silently we stood upon the ridge An army of fifteen thousand strong Looking down at Stamford Bridge The English stood on the hill Caught off guard we had to retreat The omens of this day boded ill The river cold and wide lay at our feet One man walked out on the bridge With Dane axe held firm in his mighty hand Alone he stood against our foes A giant Berserker of a man Charge! The order to attack Nothing now can hold us back Our entire force pours down the slope Now, abandon all of your hope Death! Move in for the kill Today Norsemen blood will spill Englishmen! I am waiting here In my heart I know not an ounce of fear We are waiting here my trusted axe and me Just come at me, I will not flee Death! I know that it awaits Soon I will enter Valhalla's gates! On the bridge we met his axe While he stood, none could pass His axe cut deep, through flesh and bone He held the bridge all on his own Forty men, died by his steel The only way we could make him kneel Was to send four men out on the stream And sting the bastard from beneath From Beneath Amon Amarth - The Berserker at Stamford Bridge

[@scottthompson850]

🤘🏻⚔️🤘🏻

[@garrettmantooth6832]

Goosebumps!!!! Skal kinsmen!!

[@AsinineComment]

Oh god - *more* terrible poetry...?!? What is it with you guys? You make historical re-enacters seem like considered, intelligent, easygoing, inclusive members of society.

[@garrettmantooth6832]

@@AsinineComment my friend its lyric from a song by Amon amarth is all it was.

[@warstriker857]

@@AsinineComment It's a song by Amon Amarth...

[@hell_march6652]

The man who stood alone, His name matters not, for his deeds are remembered and thus, so is he. For this he shall pass into the halls of Valhalla!

[@danielhogan6255]

ah yeah... *Odin in the great hall: Oh hey bjorn! Hows the whole ironside thing goin?" *bjorn: "actually im dea- *Odin: Thats great! Keep up the whole "true viking" thing.. oh there he is!! Stamford bridge guy!! Hey stamford bridge guy! Welcome!" Feckin bob the bezerker has arrived ladies and gentlemen.

[@toddwebb7521]

You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome

[@aoutnumberedlion261]

Yer name haha....., I'm most likely laughing for my own reasons haha , but it's still funny...., What inspired yer name, from yer perspective ....?

[@sliceoflife5812]

Pretty sure this guy enters in valhalla wether or not odin wants him to lol Odin is wise, he will accept him and keep him close.

[@PinyataSpirit]

he killed 40 men, he deserves a good after life with Jesus and the others xDD

[@lordhades598]

I love how this warrior made his final stand I wish we knew his name so we knew more about his exploits and what else he accomplished in his life. They did him dirty by stabbing him in the groin to kill him, this man was a true warrior and legend. I hope he has been celebrating and was honored when he entered the gates of Valhalla

[@djdeemz7651]

His Name Was .... Dave

[@Vikingnord1]

Nothing more cringe than overweight nerds not even of Scandinavian decent talking about valhalla or viking history. Without any knowledge about vikings but watching marvel thor

[@martinphilip8998]

He led the Varangian Guard, a military unit unit to serve as bodyguards to the Byzantine Empress and the court. The empress once asked him for a lock of his Viking hair. He offered to trade it for some of her pubic hair. A very saucy answer. He didn’t want to be treated dismissively, especially by a woman. He got away with it.

[@Vikingnord1]

@@martinphilip8998 why you making shit up this wasn't the vangarian guards/bodyguards to the byzantine emperor. This was a viking army lead by the Norwegian king at the time harald hardrada with assistance of tostig godwinson. Which supported the Norwegian kings invasion of England godwinson was the brother of King Harold of England where both armies clashed at Stamford bridge. And both the king's brother and the Norwegian king died. The viking in the saga was covering the vikings retreat by buying time holding back the English men on the narrow bridge. This had nothing with the viking mercenaries who where bodyguards to the byzantine emperor aka vangarians. This is just the shit I mean about people with no Scandinavian heritage tries to fandom viking as an identity without knowing shit about the history of vikings

[@martinphilip8998]

@@Vikingnord1 I’m not making this up. I returned that book to the library but a simple search will place Harald in the Byzantine empire in the Varangian Guard. The part about the hair is likely a story and is useful as it is illustrative of his nature. I’m afraid you should hit the books and find out what the rest of us know.

[@michaelhearne3289]

He would have tired out eventually. He was just trying to give his friends a chance to prepare for the battle that they were not ready for.

[@historyprofiles]

Hero

[@chrishayes5755]

how do we know this is even real history and not just a story? after the first 3 guys died on the bridge just shoot his ass with a crossbow lol

[@ezio7252]

“A narrow passage negates superior numbers.” - Kratos

[@gigachadster]

Probably Leonidas came up with that strat first

[@ezio7252]

@@gigachadster ya but i was referencing kratos leonidas might have been the first but kratos is the goat

[@-hackzzz-7282]

@@ezio7252haha I like that you felt you needed to clarify your disregard for the true history of this quote like don’t ruin kratos for me bro 😭😭

[@ezio7252]

@@-hackzzz-7282 yes Leonidas was the first but i was quoting kratos

[@StevenStormcloak-oy6hz]

​@@ezio7252we get it

[@BrotherTedAllDay]

This last stand story reminds me of the Death of the worrior monk Benkei. A lone defender on a bridge, killing many enemies. Doing so to give others more time, dying an honorable death.

[@iwill9131]

There was supposedly a man during WWII that did something similar in holding the line alone while his forces behind him regrouped. When found in the machine gun hut, the barrel of the machine gun was drooping downwards 90 degrees from melting during use. There were supposedly no less than 6 Nazi's surrounding his body, all killed with a regulation Army shovel. #RealMen

[@historyprofiles]

Just did a video on benkai and yoshitsune. Check it out 💯

[@cantrun5491]

He is in Valhalla!!

[@manfredconnor3194]

That is funny. It reminds me of every other piece of pathetic, nationalist propaganda, that was ever made. It is just a story and in all reality, while there may be some truth to it, it is probably mostly just a fantasy. Do we really have any evidence that this guy was a berserker? Who believes this story? I think it is possible for 1 warrior to kill up to 40 men, but it is certainly not likely and would be a 1 in a million situation!!! A more realistic number would be 20. Most men would have trouble with 1 warrior and would be well undone and soundly defeated by 4. This is a legend written by the Norse about the Norse. Of course this guy killed 40 warriors! Sure he did! Riiiiiiight. And sure the lowly, cowardly Anglo-Saxons had to go under the bridge to dishonorably stab this guy in the groin and throw javelins at him to defeat him. Such bullshit. There is no evidence that I can remember reading, that this guy was a "berserker". It would be very hard to kill 4 armored men at once even with a Dane Axe! This makes for a great youtube eye-catcher, but it has very little historical corroboration. Sure we have the legend, but who wrote it and why? Do we have any supporting evidence that any of this happened at all other than the legend? No. Try floating in a helf-barrel! HAAAAAA!!!!!! You cannot do it! That alone proves this is a huge pile of steaming monkey-shite! No doubt, I will get all kinds of butt-hurt, man's men, who have never even been in so much as a street fight trying to disagree with me on this. Put up your sources!

[@Odiousjimmy]

Like Vinland saga no?

[@themarlboromandalorian]

And how can a man die better? Than facing fearful odds? For the ashes of our fathers And the temples of our gods

[@LivingInCloud1]

To the lone viking, a tribute! Upon the sturdy Stanford Bridge he stood, A son of the North, carved of ice and wood, In his veins flowed the ancient Nordic blood, Lone, resolute, in the face of the flood. His axe gleamed under the morning sun's crown, A Viking warrior of immortal renown, One man against an army, he would not bow, With valor in his heart, he made a solemn vow. "Here on this bridge, I stake my final stand, No enemy shall pass, none shall tread our land, With Odin's might, I clutch my brother's brand, Against the foreign tide, immovable as sand." Echoed his roar across the steel-grey water, Stirring fear in the heart of the invading slaughter, Like Thor's thunder, his voice filled the air, A hymn of defiance, a warrior's prayer. His axe swung wide, his shield held firm, In his eyes, the Nordic fires did burn, Upon the bridge, the enemy took their turn, Only to meet their end, their fate confirmed. Bodies piled high, his shadow cast, Fierce and fearless, till his very last. His legend woven in the Nordic past, An epic tale, to the icy winds broadcast. Then came the arrow, unseen, unheard, Struck the Viking, swift as a bird, Yet his spirit, undaunted, undeterred, His final battle cry in the distance echoed. The Bridge of Stanford, painted in blood and strife, Witness to his end, but also his immortal life, In that final stand, in death's embrace, Lived the eternal glory of the Viking race. Through fjords and mountains, his legend rings, A tribute to the warrior, the echo sings, A Viking's oath, on raven's wings, In our hearts, the lone guardian forever clings. In the Northern sky, a new star gleamed, The warrior's soul, by Valhalla redeemed. His saga scribed in the Northern lights' beam, In his honor, we remember, and we dream. In the whispers of the wind, his tale is told, A lone Viking, bold and cold, Upon the Stanford Bridge, he forever holds, A symbol of courage, of a spirit uncontrolled. Raise your horns high, let the mead flow, To the lone Viking, a tribute we bestow, Sing his saga, let his memory glow, In our hearts, the seed of bravery sow. Forever, his story in the Nordic soul grows, In the frost-kissed lands where the cold wind blows.

[@terryofthefields3384]

"Eventually, a brave english soldier floated just under the Viking warrior in a half-barrel & stabbed the beserker in the groin..." Alas, I am absolutely at a total loss as to how the english soldier could ever, in any way, shape or form, be considered anything other than simply the king of the cowards? odd description indeed...

[@Sleeper-Work]

Yeah for real.

[@scottmccullough4267]

There are no rules to war ….

[@Callsign_Bear]

The Norwegians invaded them. After that all bets are off

[@starkad19]

Yeah "cunning" would have been a better description

[@stevenjames3894]

He broke the bro code... Never stab someone in the nuts Ever

[@thedudegrowsfood284]

One of the oldest prayers in the English language: "Lord, save us from the comet, and from the fury of the Northmen."

[@unga8588]

Saxons did not need saviour from their enemies, renown for defeating the northmen innumerable times against overwhelming odds. It is the wolves who should fear the wolf hounds.

[@gallowglass3764]

@@unga8588 except that they prayed for saving. LOL

[@unga8588]

@@gallowglass3764 The common folk prayed for their warriors to save them, as Vikings would strike at a moments notice so that the Saxons often couldn’t raise an army to match them in time. Simple but effective, that’s how they were able to take most land. Vikings are not some elite order of warriors, they’re common pirates, most of whom were simple peasants who hopped on a boat and decided that sacking helpless villages was more profitable than farming. At best there could perhaps be a Viking who was a soldier in his past time who was somewhat skilled in battle.

[@wms72]

@@unga8588 Yes, they often raided monasteries

[@plack_benis382]

@@unga8588 uh yeah they did lol. They eventually drove off the vikings, but not before being raided numerous times and partially invaded a few times as well. Then the normans came along and steamrolled them.

[@walker-macfitness2130]

Whats interesting is most of the accounts of this berserker come from the english sorces, the viking ones dont mention him. Some think that the english met such hard resistance from a smaller force. I like to think he was a real dude but its neat to know both sides

[@historyprofiles]

It’s a difficult one as basically the whole Viking army was slaughtered only around 6 long ships made their way home, so no songs were sang regarding the battle on the Viking side I would assume

[@Hades-im1ml]

Yeah, the sources do no mention any "berserker" and this is most realistic to think about a dozen of warriors protecting the bridge for the army. Of course, in chronicle you transform it to a single giant red hair Viking very very angry.

[@Agapy8888]

Amazing Ollie. Another great narration complete with tasteful background music. Thrilling.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Ayape ! Your continued support really means a lot

[@jared1870]

Whoa, can't believe I caught this fresh.

[@lucack6348]

Same

[@shelleymcrae514]

If any man deserved a seat in Valhalla it was this mad lad

[@berenicewaters4096]

Another amazing story from HP/ thanks so much for hard work in your productions.

[@ObiWill1]

Just imagine due to his unknown identity to this day people of Norwegian decent listening to this story in admiration of this warrior could be his direct decendants & never even know it.

[@EnglishSaxons]

I usually click on these videos with a bit of a giggle but I'm nearing the 50 mark and can remember hearing about this man in school its a real account not a myth well done

[@jasonsuarez9295]

“Englishmen! I am waiting here In my heart I know not an ounce of fear We are waiting here my trusted axe and me Just come at me, I will not flee Death! I know that it awaits Soon I will enter Valhalla's gates!” The Berserker at Stamford Bridge - Amon Amarth

[@EnglishSaxons]

We were all taught about this one viking Warrior I remember it well admitted had too watch to remember the story ,he sure earned his place in history

[@shaunsteele8244]

wow he spoke English and rhymed too?

[@jasonsuarez9295]

@@shaunsteele8244 they’re lyrics from a metal song. The Berserker at Stamford Bridge by Amon Amarth. The song is about the same story.

[@srenclausen8534]

@@shaunsteele8244 old english was not that different from old norse, plus the vikings had visited england for centuries before this battle. I do not think he said those exact words however :)

[@jasonsuarez9295]

@@blutobeast Sorry, Bro! But this just means we have similar taste is awesome music! 😂👍🏻

[@SuperLuminalElf]

A Mighty Saga, SUPERBLY Shared. THANKYou!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching !!!

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

Awesome thank you!!! Shared it!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much !!

[@aoutnumberedlion261]

Yer name haha.

[@mrk1298]

I remember u talking about this event in your top one man stands video been waiting for this one since.. thanks Ollie always come with best videos & narration

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much M R K ! Your continued support means so much to me! ❤️

[@unlucky7s561]

He sounds like the Norse version of Achilles. This story would make an epic movie..

[@historyprofiles]

They should make a movie about it! It would be absolutely epic!

[@jolojrdook1419]

he was invulnrable everywhere but the balls instead of heels

[@liampetersen4853]

Alexander skarsgard should play the berserker

[@oly2495]

thank you for an amazing video i love vikings and this is so cosy to me

[@79dogface]

His spirit lives in all of us Norse men.

[@marinakaiser7639]

Ich i didn't saw you posted so happy i saw it now dear Ollie love your Viking stories, thabk you and wish you a nice Sunday 🙋‍♀️🔥❤😘‼

[@ELKE-]

This was an excellent and well told history. I absolutely love your narration Ollie. Thank you for present us, such great videos with your amazing efforts. Ps: I always relisten them all

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Elke! Your comment means a lot to me !

[@ELKE-]

@@historyprofiles No mention! Hope you hit that 200K soon! Your channel is great! Thank you!😊

[@topboyzombie]

@@historyprofiles Can you do a video on shinobis please

[@sagebova]

The art in this video is incredible

[@torbk]

As a Norwegian I am sort of tired of how berserkers are so often portrayed as shirtless madmen by most artists. The traditional berskerer in Norse history isn't simply a crazy fighter, but they were warriors, sometimes even professional in the sense they were sought out for their prowess and served as mercenaries or champions of their chiefs or jarls. They would not have ran headlong into battle as heedless, stupid oafs. They would be better equipped than most warriors, have worn mail shirts or hauberks, carried shields so they could stand in the shield wall like everybody else. A lone warrior on a norse battlefield was a dead man. Biting the shield rim to be intimidating, sure, roaring and insulting, yes, they all did that. What marked a berserker out though was that he was superbly skilled and experienced, and that he was brave and did not fear battle. He could be counted on to not run away. The berserker would accept challenges on behalf of his leader, he and perhaps a few others, would be the anchors in the line that held it together. They weren't simply killing machines, they were champions. The idea that they were all men in trancelike states, drug infused, is simply wrong. It all comes from a single description in a single source. It is so commonplace and so widely quoted, even on wikipedia, that it is assumed to be factual. Berserkers in fantasy settings mimic this trope. Snorre Sturlason's saga of the kings feature several berserkers whom are stalwart veterans renowned for their sword arm. They are described as far more than frothing crazies. Not saying it did not happen, certainly drug infused bravery, just like drunken courage was probably common place, but its not this that embodies or defines berserkers. Also, while the man on the bridge was indeed a berserker, where does it says he was drugged up? The Anglo-Saxon account does not state this, only that many men died confronting him. The Viking army had been surprised, it had not had time to prepare, most were not even in their armor, that is why they lost. The berserker on the bridge was probably already armored, whether he woke early or was a sentry, he was a professional heavily armored warrior, fighting levied peasants. No offense meant to the Anglo-Saxon army. He probably survived and fought for so long because he was wearing armor that protected him. That he was in a drugged up fury, however, is historically inaccurate. You are simply adding details that fit your narrative because it sounds cool. That he wielded an axe however is true, and it was probably a Dane Axe. This is a long-shafted axe which is wielded more or less like a polearm, it grants its wielder a long reach, and he could probably kill or injure many of his opponents before they could reach him properly, and force them to keep a distance. That also makes a lot more sense than "drug-crazed" maniac. - Yes, the berserker on the bridge is historically correct, he was alone, and that is why his stand is extraordinary, but most berserkers are simply more exceptional warriors, noted for their strength and ferocity in battle. The unknown warrior that became a legend on the bridge that day was more likely a truly veteran warrior that knew how to use a dane axe to its greatest strengths, its reach, felling opponents before they could properly reach him. Because the bridge has a limited width, they could not easily flank and overwhelm him.

[@johnnyboy5073]

Historically beserkers weren't the outcast because in their rage state they didn't distinguish between friend and foe so they were used as fodder and also they were extremely high and out of their minds on drugs literally in all the text and history books I believe that way more sorry it makes sense the guys were high tripping on some ancient drug or shrooms and wouldn't die just like ppl on pcp nowadays who get shot up and still keep moving a lil while after cause there body running off adrenaline and drugs

[@torbk]

Berserkers weren't outcast, no, but what you wrote isn't correct. Berserkers weren't used as fodder. That's just bullshit. There weren't many berserkers. We are speaking of a few individuals here and there, and they were experienced warriors. They did not charge around and get killed. If they did that there wouldn't really be any around. Do you even know how norse shield walls and nordic battles worked? They were actually very slow, not wild charges, but steady advancing shield walls crashing together, almost like hopolite phalanxes. Combat could be over quickly, but more likely it would be a grinding, attrition fight if the groups had similar strength. A good example is Stiklestad where the two shield walls fought each other for almost an entire day. It is the best and most detailed description of a nordic battle and not once does it mention berserkers charging about wildly. Yes, drugs and drink did play a part, but being drugged out so far they don't die? No. We pretty much know what drugs the nordics had available, and they are mostly mild hallucinogenics. What you are describing is a fantasy depiction which doesn't have anything to do with reality. That Vikings should have used the mushroom muscaria as a drug to produce bärsärkargång is a myth. The effect is that some drowsiness occurs, sometimes with muscle twitching, gasping for breath and numbness in the legs and arms. Nausea and vomiting are common, diarrhea is more uncommon. It would largely have diminished their combat ability. What you are describing is fictional, legend, myth, fantasy drivel.

[@johnnyboy5073]

@@torbk I doubt your correct I think my explanation is right it's ok though thanks

[@johnnyboy5073]

@@torbk they literally used blitz tactics bro to overwhelm there opponents I can read another version sure but no it wasn't slow an steady it was run and overpower then an scare them that's what they were so ruthless I get it though u wanna be right in the Internet so u got it homie

[@torbk]

"Blitz tactics". They used hit and run in raids, which were against lightly defended targets, they used ambushes from time to time, yes, and night raiding using stealth, but their major battles? Their major battles were shield walls with ranged missiles behind. They were much slower affairs. When they fought army against army that is different, whether it is in Britain, France, or at home. You are describing how they attacked monasteries and villages. Their raids. I am describing their battles, army against army. Or doesn't it occur to you they would have used different tactics depending on situation. My point stands. The description of berserkers as being drugged up psychos is faulty at best, historically inaccurate. At worst its an outright myth. It is a fantasy. Its not about being right on the internet; its about correcting a misconception. A misconception about Norwegian history, my history.

[@mycatisachunkygoober]

“Britannia rules the waves” in 1066 their best boat for attacks was a barrel

[@STreetFightsReal]

Seriously I wonder if the soldier didn’t float under the bridge and stabbed him the Berserker would have won the battle on his own

[@historyprofiles]

He probably would have killed another 40 warriors !

[@fuckeverythingugh9011]

@@historyprofiles Don't get me wrong I love 100% of your content. But that's one of the gravest misrecognitions of a historical event I've ever heard. To call Canoe boy "brave" that was some of the most cowardly stuff I could imagine.

[@mistersniffer6838]

@@fuckeverythingugh9011 - Good point.

[@samsonmoore6774]

I'm thinking the same!

[@danieleriksson5587]

@@fuckeverythingugh9011 100% true. But he fought with his mind like you should

[@jamiegregg9211]

awesome cool video Ollie loved it

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much !!

[@kenwebster5053]

I love that Harold Godwinson offered to concede 6 feet of English soil to Hardrada, maybe a little more as he was extra tall.

[@wms72]

7 ft

[@kenwebster5053]

@@wms72 I am going on my memory of the wording in Don Hollway's "Last of The Vikings" from 50 years ago, but yes, many online sources do say 7ft. It's pretty much the same thing when your digging a grave, just expressed a little differently. Can we be sure we know the exact wording, or as with most oral history, does it differ with who reported it? I say oral history as it must be reported orally to whoever recorded it. Perhaps there are several records that differ, which is also usual in history. I don't care either way most get the point anyway.

[@error4159]

Que The Berserker at Stamford Bridge by Amon Amarth. Great song, great video.

[@craigwinans1948]

The reason archers were not firing on him was because they were not at the front lines. The Vikings were being pursued by foot soldiers. They were commended to attack what was left of the enemy, so they charged the defending Vikings. Simple as that. The attacking soldiers were following orders as they were trained to do.

[@jasonsterlingentertainment478]

"Everyone else is across but will need several rounds to ready a shield wall. You stand alone on the bridge with an enemy army before, what do you do?" "I would like to rage."

[@Wardr0p]

THAT dude.... made it to Valhalla

[@historyprofiles]

One way ticket to feasting next to Odin

[@BaldOmniMan]

Excellent video

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much! It’s crazy I’m actually subbed to your channel! Tryna bench heavy and work on those weighted chins!

[@BernasLL]

Hm "so ended the viking age, the english were no longer in danger of viking invasions" is remarkably false, as three more great invasions followed. The end of the viking age wasn't the end of viking danger, it was the end of viking success, Magnus Barefoot being commonly called the "last viking".

[@danielhogan6255]

was it barefoot? Dude out in the scottish isles was called magnus bare legs when i was growing up, is it the same guy??

[@wms72]

@@danielhogan6255 No, not the same guy

[@blackcorp0001]

Awesome 👌 love the artwork

[@thomaslockemy7187]

Brave ?? Coward’s sneak attack imo😏

[@freb14287]

We're not over .

[@allistermcginlay8697]

The warriors watching the lone warrior on the bridge waiting their turn to face him would find the means to kill him dishonourable and not worthy! Sounds like this one act of cowardice, probably lost the next battle at Hastings, soldiers need to look upto their leaders and the death of this warrior, would have left a dark stain on any their who watched it! Battles are not just won on the battlefield but in the minds of your troops by making them feel less worthy, its almost certain this made them more vulnerable to fear in future battles!

[@Speckycon]

Right what a coward.

[@heavycurrent7462]

Yeah, because in the heat of battle, one has ample time to sit down and become a philosopher, or at least an elite thinker like you. Damn

[@allistermcginlay8697]

@@heavycurrent7462 yes, in the heat of battle according to legend someone found the time to get a boat or climbed under the bridge and shoved a spear up into the groin of this warrior, certainly would of made them think, if I sacrificed myself for this leadership would it be worth it? This was an era of single combat, if someone was fighting courageously without a hope of survival and they could see it, the way he died mattered. Its the difference a leaderships actions can make to a battle, 300 Spartans with others held at least a half a million army for several days and died to a man! When this conquering army met 10,000 Spartans, they already had a defeated outlook. You think battles are not won in the minds of the men you lead, you have a lot to learn about a just cause that men will give their lives for, including the most important one, the men on either side off you!

[@Bahamut998]

Scandinavian men were legends back then. It's no wonder its called the Viking age.

[@benhatcher9396]

Love the story, brother. I just question the use of "brave English warrior in the half-barrel".. Smart, indeed. Brave? Not exactly. Truly is a shame that this last berserker is unnamed in the mists of history.. The children of the crucified god were so terrified of just the phenomenon, they passed laws in every country they could reach, banning the *idea* of the ulfheðnar and berserker.. persecuting, as is their wont, any kind of pagan semblance of this tradition.

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

Well, it's England.

[@BernasLL]

IMHO, to finish taking control of a people, every successful religion suppresses others to an extent, it's part of every type of tribalism to iron out fractures in group identity. It usually goes Conflict, Assimilation, Suppression, repeat until one remains and borders to the Others become somewhat permanent. Structure your control, Demonize the Others and repeat.

[@davidearea242]

Ben Hatcher- Given the nature of battle and the possibility of death by sword, spear or arrow, I would have thought just turning up on the day would classify you as being 'brave'.

[@benhatcher9396]

@@davidearea242 I wouldn't disagree.. if there wad a choice. Given the nature of England of the day, I can't say that altogether a lot of the English foot soldiers were there voluntarily..

[@airtdonaghy1221]

He was from Navan lad look it up

[@bccoaster8533]

Love that berserker blood run throughout my veins. 💪 Sadly I guess I’ll never know if I can, we don’t do things like this anymore.

[@Hallands.]

I don’t know this for certain, but the names of berserkers seem never to be traceable family names, but always to reflect some fierce animal spirit (wolf, bear, boar aso). I therefore always presumed that a re-naming was part of losing his humanity for the berserker.

[@Hades-im1ml]

In the sagas, berserkir have names like Bjorn (bear) stybjorn, Gerbjorn, Asbjorn... Or with Ulf (wolf) stygulfr, Thorulfr... But these character are stereotypical. So if berserkir existed, they not have always a name related to animal :)

[@Hallands.]

@@Hades-im1ml I can’t make head or tale of your comment, but the names you’re trying to write are not berserker names. Styrulf and Styrbjørn are navigators Asbjørn and Thorulf would typically be law-sayers or goder, Geirbjørn and Ulf are too common to indicate a berserker and I’ve never seen one with this name. But my point was that they lost their family name, once they became berserkers.

[@Hades-im1ml]

@@Hallands. I don't understand your point of view. Why theses names are specific to navigator or trader ? Scandinavians rename us when they start a job ? And yes I misinterpret your comment.

[@Hallands.]

@@Hades-im1ml That’s because you don’t know Norse.

[@Hades-im1ml]

@@Hallands. thank you :) Can you enlight me please ? Cause I'm passionate with Norse history (not Vikings serie, Norse history) and I'm curious about it.

[@kirstencarpenter663]

Brave soldier hit him in the nuts while hiding in a barrel under a bridge. This was the funniest narration ever read aloud in modern times.

[@arkansaucev9310]

"Brave" soldier stabbed the berserker in the nuts from under the bridge. Yeah, not calling that guy "brave", anymore than I'm calling Lizzo brave.

[@kennethflores93]

😂 that is as much a disgrace that getting butt slammed by Izzo

[@historyprofiles]

Yeah looking back should have said opportunistic

[@TheDutchPathFinder1]

There is a special place in Odin's halls for berserkers where they are amongst other berserkers feasting and fighting for ever, cheered by awestruck Valkyr.

[@DUKEHadToDoItToEm]

Reminds me of Zhang Fei in romance of the three kingdoms but even crazier. He supposedly made a lone stand on a bridge challenging anyone who wanted to step up to a 1v1, and supposedly defeated over a hundred men in this fashion to cover his lord's escape before making a retreat himself

[@joeyschuchardt8695]

I remember that in Dynasty Warriors 3.

[@DUKEHadToDoItToEm]

@@joeyschuchardt8695 which is based on romance, which is based on actual Chinese history just heavily embellished Tbh even if it was only 20 guys Zhang Fei bodied 1v1 at the bridge irl, still pretty crazy and awesome imo

[@Toyos-yk3ri]

Excellent video 👍.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much !!!

[@johnpatrick1647]

It's pretty much accepted as fact that the reason berserkers could fight the way they did is because they were high af and tripping balls on mushrooms.

[@Taimur.Shairyar]

Lol not fact but ok

[@johnpatrick1647]

@@rewrite1239 Training and conditioning do come in to play, but Viking berserkers were the original "super soldiers" and either mushrooms or ergot (the mold that LSD/acid comes from) was the original "super soldier serum". It's the basis for Germany's and the U.S.'s research in to their own serums during WW2. The Germans came up with meth amphetamines and we came up with acid. Neither worked the way we or the Germans had hoped. U.S. soldiers were tripping too hard to be effective and German soldiers were crashing hard when they came down, making them useless. So, both countries discontinued the programs but let the pubic get the recipes for these compounds and allowed them to go in to communities that they wanted to wreak havoc in; namely the hipppie/anti-war movements during Vietnam and rural America. Same thing they did with heroin and cocaine to our urban areas.

[@johnpatrick1647]

@@Taimur.Shairyar Funny, a quick Google search shows multiple results that pretty much the entire scientific community is in agreement that beserkers did consume a psychedelic tea before battle, they just aren't in agreement on what it contained. Some believe it was fly acerbic, some believe it could have been henbane and some have suggested it might be other psychedelics, like ergot. But they all agree that they took something.

[@Taimur.Shairyar]

@@johnpatrick1647 historians are the people you should be looking at, not scientists. Look around properly and you'll see that trusted historians who don't dramatise everything say that they never took shrooms. That's literally a myth

[@realtalkz3930]

Makes me want to go and watch Berserk again

[@ThelastWales]

It is known that the berserker’s would take psychedelic mushrooms prior to battle.

[@Hades-im1ml]

It is know by what sources ? If you ever take psychedelic you should know it is not the best thing to eat just before fight. Berserkir doesn't need any mushroom. They had skills, faith in after-life and valholl, feared there enemy and in most of case I think a lot of PTSD. But mushroom doesn't help for fight.

[@karlbobthepirate5704]

Shield biting exuberance, now they get called rugby players. 😃👍🏴‍☠️

[@nolanporter7493]

Thanks O'lly

[@NobleWolf]

This is something I have had passed down to me and its useful in a fight but its self destructive in the long run of life when not controlled well. The Berserker state is very powerful but its weakness is that we have tunnel vision making it easier for someone to do a deadly sneak attack which this story does show. I have learned to temper the rage into a control focused storm within, its far more deadly when focused then just free, like pressure on steam

[@davidearea242]

NobleWolf - Funny, coming from someone who would run screaming like a little girl in the opposite direction...

[@NobleWolf]

@@davidearea242 Theres a clear difference between acting funny and being serious, but even so, courage does do wonders for some

[@topkek996]

I grew a flowing neckbeard and a fedora sprouted on my head after reading this

[@NobleWolf]

@@topkek996 that's fucking hilarious

[@adammoffatt3832]

How can we read all this at the same time your talking something else🤯

[@tbaggin7432]

Berzergers were also known to eat magic mushroom tea before going in a trance and fighting like an animal even killing their own ppl.

[@TFD5hunned]

Nah they just snorted too much cocaine

[@kristofferhellstrom]

I've read that this most likely wasn't the case. A warrior would be less effective if they were effected by mushrooms or alcohol.

[@tbaggin7432]

@@kristofferhellstrom oh well since your the authority on vikings you must be right....

[@kristofferhellstrom]

@@tbaggin7432 That's just what I've read.

[@Hades-im1ml]

Any sources of mushroom eating warriors ? In the sagas, the state of berserker (The berserrkgangr) seem to appear very quickly and in all cases, the warriors do not eat anything before this state.

[@johnnewton2949]

It has gone down in history as legend, because that is what it most probably was - a legend, a myth, a tall tale. What we do know is the battle was an overwhelming victory for the Saxons over an invading Scandinavian army - the last ever.

[@liamhgd581]

Regarding the berserker. Anyone who has taken mushrooms and had a bad terryfing trips can attest to they was more than likely taking mushrooms. As fear being a skilled fighter and mushrooms would make u go into a frenzy trying to defend yourself. Not been through it myself but have seen people go through it and tryd to calm them down. In the end took a good 6 off us just dog pilling on the guy to get him to stop swinging punches at us. Three to do the tackle to get him to to the floor and the rest ofus so he couldn't throw all the weight off himself. Broke my one friends arm and fractured his leg trying to stop the crazed mad man. All that said he is still one of our best mates

[@frogsplease4165]

Nah dude, I’ve done nearly all drugs and I’ve been sober and there’s no doubt that a sober man has more gas in the tank. It’s about knowing what you’re doing is saving your friends lives.

[@liamhgd581]

I highly doubt u even no the names of "all drugs" out there. For example what is 29-bcx-Ti1 ? It's fair to say u have never experienced a true bad trip then and never been around someone who has had one. It don't take much to scare someone who is tripping to the point they will fight for there lifes. But hey u are right. I should just not count mu own and my friends example and experiences .....

[@zeekaywalker9232]

8:30 I guess what her is described as some mythical getting together with a creature and feeling no harm is actually an adrenaline rush that wasn't known at this time as under adrenalin rushes you don't feel pain immediately and can hurt yourself and actually feel the pain first later and in the worst case until you feel the pain it might be to late since, if you keep going, your wounds might turn to a point where you gonna die from it. Even more so back in the days without modern medication and knowledge like the use of antibiotics.

[@ramonebronwasser6787]

“One man walked out on the bridge With Dane axe held firm in his mighty hand Alone he stood against our foes A giant Berserker of a man” -Amon Amarth

[@georgelenny1694]

mm-hm, the native americans scared off the vikings from the new world. vikings attacked the innocent, defenceless villages, killed even the babies, and fled before a stronger force arrived... wow, such badasses.

[@ramonebronwasser6787]

@@georgelenny1694 its a goddamn quote from a song, and do you have any fucking idea what the christians did in those times?

[@nicholasdonvito1703]

Too bad they never made a movie on this. This story always fascinated me!

[@thecofieldcollection3792]

Divide this story by 10 to find the truth.

[@Son-of-Tyr]

Let's be clear, he was the last documented Berserkr participating in a battle. Especially since most would keep their identity hidden due to their outlaw status at that time. Berserkir, Ulfheðnar, Jofurr they still exist to this day.

[@seninclan7805]

Why bro 😂

[@Son-of-Tyr]

@@seninclan7805 yeah I get that response a lot. Why is it so unreasonable to people that Berserkir and Ulfheðnar still exist? They existed then so why not now? True most people today don't even understand the concept of what these warriors even were but still. Also, the Ulfheðnar were not in the same category as Berserkir. They were more controlled, more cunning, a different class of warrior. Proper training, meditation and dedication can bring you to a level akin to something like the Ulfheðnar, I assure you.

[@Son-of-Tyr]

Let me be clear to everyone when I say these warriors still exist. I don't think humans are invulnerable to fire and iron, I don't believe humans can possess animals. I do believe that these warriors represented an elite class of fighter that was capable of putting themselves into a mindset that allowed them to inflict extreme violence seldom seen in times past or present. If I'm in a situation (and I have been) where someone is going to take food from my family, hurt my family or put us out on the street, then I'm capable of doing just about anything to them to keep that from happening. Same goes for defending your own life. I think it's even possible to cultivate that ability. Is it psychologically healthy? No. Is it safe? No. Do most people have the fortitude for it? No. Is it possible? Absolutely.

[@historyprofiles]

Yes the last documented berserker! I would really like to see the prowess of one of these warriors now, unfortunately I’m worried they would be mistaken for mad men these days

[@Son-of-Tyr]

@@historyprofiles I agree. You still hear stories that give you pause sometimes though 👍

[@creolegoddess1979]

Wow amazing !!!! 👏🏼🍿🍿

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching !!!

[@edpottinger849]

Interesting,my Gramma on my Dads side was a Humber and that her ancestors came from the York area.The river was named after the family.Her name was Clare Emily Humber born in Victoria in 1899.Her family owned a brick yard,huge one.Her family is very old 2000 years from the area.Love to find out more about them,if anyone knows.You can put more of these cool vids on

[@bigjimmy3792]

Someone make a movie out of this story!

[@theavantgardener5199]

Heard this story but wanted to check the actual details and just finished researching the Abingdon chronicles (II) for the primary source. He was not a lone warrior, the entire viking army was in full flight with him. He is not said to be a berserker, but man in full armour. His opponents were ordinary citizens armed with agricultural implements. It appears they could not get through his armour as it says it turned a javelin somebody possessed aside. The man who found a weakness under armour was said to come under the bridge, but no mention of a barrel. I always wondered how if that had been true he could have stopped in mid current. It sounds more like he climbed along the underside of the bridge, where he would have been dislodged and killed if noticed. No mention made that the viking managed to kill anybody. The bridge would have been an obstacle anyway with the heaped bodies of fleeing vikings just trying to get away. Based on the prior records it is likely the viking was a serial rapist. They had been slaughtering unarmed people and taken hostages at York to ensure nobody would dare stand up to them. Berserker is an English word derived to describe English fighters, though Danes and Norwegians also had similar. Any historical study of the Vikings makes it very hard to argue they had what we would understand as 'honour'. They usually hit and run to catch slaves and kill civilians and usually ran away as soon as a defence force was assembled. Contemporaries of the Vikings considered them so foul that children with red hair were strangled in case they had a hint of Norse heritage. They're much better understood as an ancient equivalent to Somalian pirates, where their homeland was so infertile they were forced to search for better land and theft to support themselves.

[@JigeryPokery51]

Bet your fun at parties!

[@INDRIDCOLD83]

@@JigeryPokery51 Parties are for children.

[@Hades-im1ml]

I agree in most of what your saying. But not the end. Scandinavia isn't infertile. All the "Danemark" is like Belgium or Northern France. There were a lot of crop and farm. For "Norway" and "Sweden" the South of these country where not arsh wasteland. For the northern part, it was difficult but not impossible. If Scandinavian pirate raid, it is not because there live RELY ON pludder. It's because it was interesting to pillage place that where not defended like church and little coastal town.

[@DarthRaider520]

Amon Amarth ultimately brought me here, no lie.

[@theautodidacticman_]

The Berserkers were the most feared ground warriors back then as they will be in the future. I’ve often read stories about Berserkers in Norse mythology and they were depicted as the toughest warriors in recorded history. Odin would send these Berserkers into battle as his front line and legend says they were so fierce that the mere sight of them in stoked fear into any mans heart that had to face them. They were described as crazed men with abnormal strength and would wear a wolfs pelt into battle over their naked bodies. There’s stories about how they would be so worked up right before their attack that they would have to bite down on their wooden shields for some relief and it took the edge off so to speak, and other stories talked about them being so worked up right before an attack that it wasn’t uncommon for these “crazed naked men wearing wolf pelts” to slaughter one another while waiting to attack. That to me doesn’t sound like a human man but more like the Cynocephaly (Dogman) that once existed and lived alongside man long ago. It’s my opinion that there’s an untold history with the Cynocephaly and mankind waging war on one another with man almost killing all of them off at one time. Even Alexander the Great had wrote and documented about their tremendous strength of ten men. These stories were told and passed down generation to generation from the men that stood before them in battle. Those men never heard of a bipedal humanoid with the head of a canine before, so they described them as they saw them, crazed naked men with unworldly strengths that would fight naked, but always wearing a wolfs pelt. The Berserkers of yesterday are the Cynocephaly aka the Dogmen of today. I managed to live 43 years of my life without that stupid word Dogman ever coming out of my mouth until one hot August day in 2017 I came face to face with one on my farm just five minutes east of land between the lakes area in western Kentucky. I never heard the word Dogman until I tried to research what I had encountered that day and to my surprise there are literally thousands of reported sightings of these things, especially in western Kentucky. It stood right at 8 feet tall and if I had to guess I’d say it weighed close to 600lbs give or take. I’m a large guy myself standing at 6’7” and weighing 310lbs. I had my Russian 7.62x39 with me that day with a full 40rd mag ready to go, but I didn’t dare draw down on it. I’m telling you it wouldn’t have done nothing to it I don’t think unless I was lucky enough to hit it in it’s eyes. It’s chest was almost 3’ wide. I’ve never been a believer of anything crazy like this before and I’ve heard stories of Bigfoot in the past and I just want to say that if Bigfoot exist then Bigfoot isn’t the scariest thing in the woods anymore. I think the only reason it allowed me to live is because that day I smelled like an old wet dog myself after having one too many to drink the night before and waking up the next morning laying on the dogs bed in my shop. That next morning when I got up I remember thinking to myself that I smelled like old wet dog from passing out in their bed, but I was going to be cutting trails in my woods that day so it really didn’t matter anyway. I think me smelling like my dogs is what saved me that hot August day in 2017 so stay vigilant my friends and if you’ve never heard of this before, please do some research on it. Thousands of eye witnesses testimonies from law abiding citizens can’t all be hallucinating the exact same thing all over the country. They’re real and they’re here.

[@tanberetO]

Fascinating story. I've personally never experienced anything like that but I've had 2 encounters with what can only be described as aliens. Southern Ohio. About 70 miles north of western Kentucky.

[@Inlinetodie]

...I've seen a Sasquatch...I think, we are the aliens...we're the only thing here that can't survive outside naked...just think about that for a moment..

[@tanberetO]

@@Inlinetodie We're definitely not aliens. Fish can't survive outside water. What's your point?

[@Inlinetodie]

@@tanberetO fish can live outside water....need to do some research on varieties of Fish, that have evolved to survive, outside of water...funny how humans have never evolved...member, missing link, nothing links us directly to primates, DNA is obscure at best. Your logic is askewdd to your own beliefs, not academics on the subject...

[@tanberetO]

@@Inlinetodie You're an idiot. No, there's like 5 species of fish that breath air. Because they're evolving to do it. You just proved my point without realizing it.

[@100percentgradeA]

If you like berserkers and books. One Kings Way by Harry Harrison. 2nd in a trilogy. Good stuff on Norse life in general. As well as good story. Also Druss by David Gemmel. His books are awesome! He describes well warriors and what goes on in their thoughts. Both describe berserkers similar to my own experiences. The mentality that makes one as well as the experience as one. Gotrek and Felix are also good reads for getting in to a warriors mind (Felix). At least the first author. These are Warhammer books, if you like Dwarves and Elves and Orcs.

[@durwinpocha2488]

It is written that the Vikings of old once brewed an elixir. Called the fish - moon that would give any warrior who drank it, the strength and endurance of thirty men. So perhaps there was a empty flask near by.

[@smidefix8147]

Err, never heard of. Do u have any sorce on that?

[@plciferpffer3048]

Never heard about this fish - moon. As a Norwegian into history, I would like to know your source on that information.

[@dualityomk9854]

Fish - moon? Sounds more like an issue for a viking wife's nether regions. I'd fight like a berserker too if I had to go back to that!

[@plciferpffer3048]

@@dualityomk9854 😂

[@klaus2913]

@@plciferpffer3048 From what I am getting they were taking a psychedelic brew, for the description match it, and my personal experiences too. It heightens all your senses, makes your eyesight, hearing, speed better and you are operating on a higher level in the widest sense possible. The Greek mystics (Mystery of Eleusis) also speak of this, although they rather used it for it philosophical tendencies and Ego Death (to die before you die). Their brew was called: kykeon.

[@DaryanPrescott-vy4ss]

Clicked on this video because I love the Amon Amarth song Berserker at Stamdord Bridge. Guess they're like Iron Maiden was being fairly accurate to historical accounts they tell

[@sentryogmixmaster]

Techno Viking knows not of death only to march relentlessly forward.

[@matthewlawrenson2734]

great tale...we call him berserker...a contemporary conceit.. he was a warrior in Hardrada's army. A double hard bastard that scared em for a while.. thats all

[@gunshipgray4295]

Great !👍🏻

[@andersbjrnsen7203]

I dont get why you define him as a "berserker" here. AFAIK this was a professional, armored viking warrior, a carl of some sort, who took up a defensive position and kept it, something quite far from a raging charging berserker.

[@aquafreesh9219]

Except he wasn’t armored as they were caught by surprise. And one man killing that many others has to have had super human stamina

[@andersbjrnsen7203]

@@aquafreesh9219 yes, but berserking is something more/different than being(accidentaly) unarmoured and lasting a long time in a fight. And these guys were full time fighters, very well trained, on par with top level athletes now. Im not even sure berserking was much of a thing that late, its more something you connect with paganisme times than the more or less Christian kingdom Norway had become at this time.

[@garywebster3044]

Clickbait.

[@whoifwhat]

His constipation was relieved- no more pain !

[@justlikeme2797]

All of this warrior would be a piece of cake for the Roman legion in times of Julius Caesar and the early Empire. It's crazy how advanced the Roman were in thier time period. The Saxon, Viking didn't have the technology for a siege of a small castle while the Roman successful siege a whole city such as Carthage and various Greek city state.

[@Puglord99]

Yes the Romans absolutely had tech and resources on their side, but go read first hand accounts of their conquests through the Gothic lands. They were a fierce and dangerous people.

[@justlikeme2797]

@@Puglord99 yeah i know that the barbarian were a fierce warrior and the Roman did lose to them but only during ambush in the wood or in a place where they have a very high advantage of winning against the legion but in a plain battlefield it would be impossible for the barbarian to beat the Roman except of course if they are led by a general like Hannibal and a few others. But you have to give it up to the Roman thier technology of sieging a city is so advance that people could only siege a city like the Roman did after 1600 yrs.

[@Puglord99]

@@justlikeme2797 I wholeheartedly disagree. Simply read more, and you'll realize that the Gaelic Campaigns were not a "piece of cake"

[@IrishCinnsealach]

Except that they couldn't conquerer Germania which is where Saxons are from. And the vandals another Germanic tribe sacked Rome.

[@gamagoon6387]

@@Puglord99 nice to know some one knows history on these comments

[@brockpodgurski6144]

I've been looking for more details about this Berserker but can't find much. They briefly mention it in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle and is a simple footnote in Heimskringla saying it was chronicled by Henry of Huntingdon and Roger of Wendover.

[@Wizardboz]

Great story and funny ending honestly

[@Ulghart]

They were high af with whatever weed they had during those times, making them numb to physical damage. That plus a huge boost from adrenaline rush can explain how these dudes were able to tank all that damage and still keep fighting.

[@spacedaddy4364]

Reindeer piss and a certain mushroom. 🍄

[@mattward5010]

Take thor hammer and flip it the other way around what do you get? What grows after lightning strikes? What can put you into a trance like state so you can ignore pain?

[@bryllejustinreforma9878]

Warrior shaman Connect with the spirit of the bear Connect with the spirits Embrace rage, supernatural strength BERSERKER💯

[@l337pwnage]

The title reminds me of "The Unkillable Soldier", another good story, but much more modern.

[@thunderstar8396]

If you have ever eaten a handful of liberty caps or spids nøgenhat as we call em in Denmark, the beserkers will, focus, power and energy comes as no surprise. It is a very potent plant, with lots of benefits.

[@nymanontwoeighteen7948]

You should have played Harald Foss for some of the audio for this

[@TheWanderer1000000]

5:27 This is what you all came here for

[@SuperLuminalElf]

In the New World; from the Americas ... spring forth MANY Tales - recounting the fearsome and unstoppable skill, speed, strength and agility of the “Shamanic Warriors” - Hailing from the Cheyenne, the Apache, the Lakota and the Crow Nations; to name but a few ...

[@jpmor7327]

That explains it all! My wife must be part berzerker

[@GM-vt6is]

Up next: Man literally too angry to die.

[@aoutnumberedlion261]

Haha

[@curtisjohnson9910]

It's sad that he didn't get a burial where we can visit him

[@DadJeff-jo7pm]

My BROTHER BERZERKIERS!! I miss you ALL, EACH AND EVRRY ONE OF YOU!! A Valliant Stand at the Bridge, You await in Valhalla, I will join you b4 too much longer tho, I have yet more Duty to Finish b4 I can join you and FEAST!!

[@dualityomk9854]

Playing Call of duty won't get you into Valhalla...

[@Valkaneer]

Can't be taken down by weapons... Ya unless stabbed in the groin, that took him down just as fast as anything else.