Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Peter (№ 263257)

The word "Berserker," or obsessed with rabies, comes from ancient times from the tradition of the Northern people to aplanatic mushroom fly agaric. Later, in the middle ages, berzerkari of the Normans were called the soldiers, possessed with rage in battle, they fought without armor, shield and helmet, some linen shirts and was so terrible that, according to legend, for example, twelve Berserkers, sons of king Canute, - sailed on a separate ship, as the Normans were afraid of them.