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Ivar the boneless was a Viking warlord and a man of exceptional cruelty and ferocity, he was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug Sigurdsdottir.
Ivar, who ruled over an area covering parts of modern Denmark and Sweden, was reputed to be a berserker.
The berserkers were Viking warriors who are said to have fought in an uncontrollable, trance-like fury, later giving rise to the English word “berserk”.

The name derived from their reputed habit of wearing a coat (Old Norse- serkr) made from the skin of a bear (Old Norse- ber) in battle."

Description

Ivar the boneless was a Viking warlord and a man of exceptional cruelty and ferocity, he was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug Sigurdsdottir.
Ivar, who ruled over an area covering parts of modern Denmark and Sweden, was reputed to be a berserker.
The berserkers were Viking warriors who are said to have fought in an uncontrollable, trance-like fury, later giving rise to the English word “berserk”.

The name derived from their reputed habit of wearing a coat (Old Norse- serkr) made from the skin of a bear (Old Norse- ber) in battle."