berserker
warriors who purportedly fought in a trance-like fury
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Summary
berserker ranks in the top 0.76% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,204 views/month, #594 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Old Norse religion[2]
- Subclass of: warrior[3], bear[4]
- Commons category: Berserkers[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Berserkers[6]
- Facet of: Nordic history[7]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
- Has characteristic: Bärenhaftigkeit[12]
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Influence
Things named for berserker include Berserker[13], a novel series[14], written by Fred Saberhagen[15] and Berserker Range[16], a mountain range[17], in Australia[18].
Why It Matters
berserker has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] berserker is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]
Entities named for berserker include Berserker[13], a novel series[14], written by Fred Saberhagen[15] and Berserker Range[16], a mountain range[17], in Australia[18].