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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9484428" data-attributes="member: 23751">No.&quot;Some scholars propose that certain examples of berserker rage had been induced voluntarily by the consumption of drugs such as hallucinogenic mushrooms, massive amounts of alcohol, or a mixture only known as 'butotens.' This is much debated but the theory is further supported by the discovery of seeds belonging to black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) in a Viking grave that was unearthed near Fyrkat, Denmark in 1977. An analysis of the symptoms caused by Hyoscyamus niger are also similar to the symptoms ascribed to the berserker state, which suggest it may have been used to generate their warlike mood. Other explanations for the berserker's madness that have been put forward include self-induced hysteria, epilepsy, or mental illness, among other causes.&quot;You can see that it does not do so in a way that actively conflicts and denies reality.&nbsp; It does so in a way that simulates certain aspects of reality.&nbsp; They embraced the theory that rage(berserking) was voluntary/self-induced and simulated that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9484428, member: 23751"] No. "Some scholars propose that certain examples of berserker rage [B]had been induced voluntarily[/B] by the consumption of drugs such as hallucinogenic mushrooms, massive amounts of alcohol, or a mixture only known as 'butotens.' This is much debated but the theory is further supported by the discovery of seeds belonging to black henbane ([I]Hyoscyamus niger[/I]) in a Viking grave that was unearthed near Fyrkat, Denmark in 1977. An analysis of the symptoms caused by [I]Hyoscyamus niger[/I] are also similar to the symptoms ascribed to the berserker state, which suggest it may have been used to generate their warlike mood. [B]Other explanations for the berserker's madness that have been put forward include self-induced hysteria[/B], epilepsy, or mental illness, among other causes." You can see that it does not do so in a way that actively conflicts and denies reality. It does so in a way that simulates certain aspects of reality. They embraced the theory that rage(berserking) was voluntary/self-induced and simulated that. [/QUOTE]

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