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Definition of Berserks
1. berserk [n] - See also: berserk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Berserks
Literary usage of Berserks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Younger Edda: Also Called Snorre's Edda, Or the Prose Edda. An English by Snorri Sturluson (1879)
"But the king refused to surrender any of these treasures, nor did he give the
berserks any pay. The berserks then returned home, and were much dissatisfied. ..."
2. Caithreim Cellachain Caisil: The Victorious Career of Cellachan of Cashel by Alexander Bugge, Norske historiske kildeskriftfond (1905)
"I add that it is my father, professor Sophus Bugge, who first suggested to me
that the word Persa signifies > berserks -. I have not yet tried to explain ..."
3. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1877)
"And the berserks round about Broke forth into a shout That made the ... From the
hilt of the lifted sword And in foaming cups of ale The berserks drank ..."
4. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, Sir W Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1907)
"The sons of Arngrim were berserks ; hence we are not surprised to find that ...
We might perhaps ascribe some of the extraordinary deeds of the berserks to ..."
5. Across Iceland by William Bisiker (1902)
"He consulted one Snorri, a priest, with the result that Styr imposed a task upon
the berserks, that they should make a road through the lava-field within ..."
6. The History of Sweden by Anders Fryxell (1844)
"The berserks looked sour at him, and said to the King, " That they had a mind to
try if this man was as strong and manly as he appeared. ..."
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