... skin,” and who thus took on the characteristics of a bear in battle In some sagas, such as the Saga of Hrólfr Kraki, the berserker is even said to have taken on the shape of a bear The earliest ... the Cathedral may be secondary The tapestry is of interest to historians of the Vikings because of the picture it gives of Norman ships and shipbuilding, weapons and warfare, some 150 years after ... wolf and bear is also apparent in other sources, such as Egil’s Saga Egil’s grandfather was known as Kveld-Ulf (“evening wolf”) and his father, SkallaGrim was a berserker Both father and grandfather...