Lewis Chess Pieces part 2

A sea day on our way to Africa. But on to the story. Did you notice that some of the Lewis Chess Pieces depicted the Warders biting the tops of their shields? What's with this? There was a group of Viking soldiers called the Berserkars who were fierce, fearless and some would say crazy. Before battle they would work themselves into a frenzy (some say drug induced) and would literally do anything--definitely the most feared soldiers. They were often depicted biting the tops of their shields. And guess what English word comes from their name?Leggi altro