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J. R. R. Tolkien draws heavily on Norse mythology in his Middle Earth tales, including The Hobbit. There, the berserker Beorn can transfigure into a massive bear, dangerous to both friend and foe. [50] In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, berserkers appear as humans that have transformed into bears. [51]
Arngrim was a berserker, who features in Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, Lay of Hyndla, a number of Faroese ballads and Orvar-Odd's saga in Norse mythology. [ 1 ] Hervarar saga
A berserker. Depending on the version he either kills Svafrlami or becomes his champion. He marries his daughter Eyfura, and takes the cursed sword Tyrfing. [174] He has twelve sons who also are berserkers, among whom the ones named Angantýr 2 and Hjörvard 1. [175] [176] Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, Örvar-Odds saga, Hyndluljóð: Arngrim ...
Egil Skallagrímsson (Old Norse: Egill Skallagrímsson [ˈeɣelː ˈskɑlːɑˌɡriːmsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈeijɪtl̥ ˈskatlaˌkrimsˌsɔːn]; c. 904 – c. 995) [1] was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer. [2] He is known mainly as the anti-hero of Egil's Saga.
Asmund Berserkers-Slayer, who was with the king when Rognvald reported of the battle, then offered to go meet Egil and avenge Rognvald, the king agreed and Asmund set off. Once Asmund met Egil, Asmund and Egil decided it would be better not to waste so much life and for them to have a one-on-one duel, and so three times they dueled, each time ...
Heroes in Norse myths and legends (2 C, 63 P) K. Kings in Norse mythology and legends (5 C, 22 P) O. Orkneyinga saga characters ... Berserker; Bess (Dane) Bjæring;
Angantyr was the name of three male characters from the same line in Norse mythology, and who appear in Hervarar saga, Gesta Danorum, and Faroese ballads.. The last generation named Angantyr also appears to be mentioned as Incgentheow in Widsith, line 115, together with his father Heiðrekr (Heathoric), half-brother Hlöð (Hlith) and Hlöð's mother Sifka (Sifeca).
Asmund Berserks-Slayer is a viking hero in the Icelandic legendary saga Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana. He is also known as Gnodar-Asmund in other sagas in which his stepfather was Illugi, Foster-Son of Grid .