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Viking
Books about Vikings or set during the Viking Age (approx, late 8th century to mid 11th century). Also includes Fantasy based on the Viking Age or Norse Mythology.
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The male sphere of Norse shamanism consisted of the elite warrior groups known as the berserkir ("bear-shirts") and the úlfheðnar ("wolf-skins"). The berserkers (as we'll refer to the members of both of those groups for the sake of convenience), were shamans of a very different sort. After undergoing a period of rigorous training and initiation, they developed the ability to fight in an ecstatic trance that rendered them fearless - and, according to some sources, impervious to danger - while nev
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― The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
― The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
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I wanted to eliminate what remained of curses and judgment and the hatred we had been spat our whole lives. Because this—this was something I could not ignore. This was something bigger than I could explain. And I was more than confident I was not the only one who felt such an urge for the forbidden.
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― Forbidden Captive
― Forbidden Captive
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