Factions of Vikings were constantly at war, after all. They needed to be armed all the time because of family disputes. The men carried their swords at all times, usually on their back, and slept beside them. The swords were double edged and sharp enough to cut through a human skull, or cut off a limb with one slice. This helped pass along their family history and instill the idea of nobility in battle. As Viking boys grew up, their fathers would talk about all the men who died by the sword. The Vikings would name their swords like “Widow-Maker” and “Corpse-Bramble,” and the swords would be passed down generation to generation. However, their most prized weapons were their long swords. Even their shields were used as offensive weapons. The Vikings used a number of different weapons, like long axes and spears. They would focus their time and use their remedies only on warriors that they could help. With death coming soon, the women would do nothing to help heal the dying warrior. If they smelled the broth they knew that the wound was too deep, and there was no way to fix it. They would feed the injured warrior a broth that had onions, leeks, and herbs.Īfter eating it, the women would smell the wound.
Specifically, Viking women had a way to gauge how bad a stab or slash wound was. Since bloody and violent skirmishes were part of Viking life, Viking women became pretty knowledgeable about battle wounds. It also increased their adrenaline levels, causing the Berserker state.Īs advantageous as it may have been for the Vikings, slaughtering people while high on mushrooms couldn’t nearly be as fun as watching The Wizard of Oz while listening to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, right? 9.
First reported in The American Journal of Psychiatry, the theory is that the mushrooms, which grew in the area where the Vikings lived, caused them to have hallucinations. One theory published as to how the Vikings entered these Berserker states is that they ate Psilocybin mushrooms. One huge advantage the Vikings had over the people they invaded was that when they went into a battle, they would enter into a trance-like state called “Berserker.” In this state, they would indiscriminately butcher anyone who got in their way. The Vikings were the most dominant fighting force in Europe between the late 8 th century and the mid-11 th century.
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