>>18971746>they were warriors who took on animal spirit.>Fylgia – Old Norse word meaning “to accompany”>In Germanic tradition, the Fylgja is a familial guardian spirit that watches over a person throughout their life. They were depicted in the form of an animal which can be described as an extention of a particular aspect or characteristic of the family it protects. This is the origin of using guardian animals on family shields later in Feudal Europe. The Boar, the Wolf, the Lion, the eagle and etc.>In the sagas, berserkers were associated with shape-shifting or taking on the qualities of a wild animal, most commonly a wolf or a bear, the two holiest animals in our traditions.'
What do you think the fursona is? It is the fylgia. Your guardian animal spirit that you connect the most with.
