>>12967991>I read shit about Vikings and alike having strange powers and magical objects.Mushrooms unironically tie into all of this. Here's something I've had saved for years now
S. Odman first suggested in 1784 that Nordic Vikings used fly-agaric ( Amanita muscaria ) to produce
their berserker rages. Supposedly, the Norse took these mushrooms so that the effect came on during the
heat of battle or while at work. During the berserker rage they performed deeds which otherwise would have
been impossible. The rage started with shivering, chattering of the teeth and a chill. Their faces became
swollen and changed color. A great rage developed in which they howled like wild animals and violently killed
anyone in their way, friend or foe alike. Afterward their mind became dulled and feeble for several days. The
potency of North-American fly agarics has been confirmed by Siberian shamans, but the methodology of effective
use has eluded modern experimenters.
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/berserke.shtml 
