Friesia III, 5
Friesia III, 5
Friesia III, 5
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been eaten in the Viking-period. It is no proof that the natives in Siberia,<br />
Mexico etc. have been addicted to it, As the tales of the poor<br />
Korak people often mention the Fly Agaric, why is it that the proud<br />
Seandinavia sagas never do? In no known Danish, Norwegian or lrish<br />
document, legend, ornament or decoration from that period do fungi<br />
seem to exist. We therefore eannot join S c h li b e l e r in his optimism<br />
that it could have been a secret of the Berserks. There were thousands<br />
of Berserks, and in any case the rulers, who employed the Berserks<br />
must have known the secret. Nothing has been handed down. Maybe<br />
there was nothing to hand down? Maybe the vocable "berserk" only<br />
was meant as a literary flower telling from ancient times about the<br />
fury of fighting. However, the fury of the Berserks remains a<br />
mystery till new facts come to light.<br />
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