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Chesspiece (Rook equivalent) from Scotland, depicting a Norse berserker biting his shield, 12th century AD
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen
Viking berserkers are often described as biting their shields out of battle madness and fury in Norse accounts.
Are they Vikings, or are they rodents?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
I'm just a Norse guy who likes the taste of shields.