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"The berserker, gnawing his shield in frenzied anticipation of battle, was one of the Viking age chess pieces found on the Scottish island of Lewis in the 19th century. Berserkers were the most feared Viking warriors. Cult followers of war-god Odin, they worked themselves into a trance-like state to become oblivious of pain. Their name has been interpreted as bare skin, without shirt, or bear skin, suggesting they wore animal skins."
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