BERSERKR WARRIOR – photo from painting oil & acrylic on canvas 90x70cm – 2020 black and white - The Berserkers (singular Berserker) were mythical warriors of the Viking people, they fought covered in skin and with the headdress of a bear's head, sometimes without armor, with bare hands or with large axes, it is said that they were pervaded by the fury and in the fog of battle transformed into wild beasts or real bears. Unbeatable warriors, it is said that they did not feel cold and fatigue, that they were invulnerable and would become a sovereign force. They were employed as elite troops or banded together in marauding bands. Some were famous warriors, others became kings, their fame populates Scandinavian myths. In the background are written in acrylic gold, historical notes on the Berserkers and some verses from Chapter VI of the Ynglingar saga by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), Icelandic poet and historian. “…Neither fire nor steel could do anything against them. This was called Berserker's Fury... https://michelemaioli.wordpress.com/quadri-1/#jp-carousel-194 http://www.michelemaioli.altervista.org/guerrieroberserkr.html