Viking Berserkers | Drugs they took to go Berserk

In this short Documentary by Rad History we discuss the drugs used by Viking BERSERKERS to make them, well berserk.
Today to go berserk is synonymous with to run amok or be completely out of control. This makes sense given that the word berserk refers to a particular form of combat practiced in the Viking Age, in which the fighters (Viking Berserkers) threw off their chainmail and tunics, and fought naked or in only animal fur. Filled with rage and without fear for his own life, the berserker cast himself into the midst of the battle arousing terror amongst friends and foes alike. The word Berserker, may also refer to the fact that the fighters had a bear’s strength and wildness. These Viking Berserkers would have been some of the the most fearsome in Viking culture and in history.