Wolf Warriors and Berserkers: The Origin of the Lyssa

There are stories of Indo-European Warriors dressed like wolves or bears, boars or lions, from Germany to Persia, from Greece to Ireland. But why? Did wearing the skin of an animal make you as strong as that animal? In this video we examine what this rage was, sometimes called lyssa, wut, aesma, or ferg, and how only particular warriors could call upon it.

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Chapters
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0:00 Introduction
2:22 Examples of the rage?
5:08 Why a wild beast?
7:10 Was this limited to heroes?
8:22 Why the wolf?