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~ Berserkergangr ~


 I fight, I measure my strength and skill against other warriors, and, during all this madness that ensues, I get this rush in my blood, this fantastic energy! It all feels so... empowering, I feel so alive! I feel like I could simply take on anything right now! I could take on the entire world!”
(Thurisaz. The Raider)
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This is my entry for :iconoc-training: 's eighth task: Anger. The task fits Hakon like a glove - since, as you know, he is a berserker warrior.
 
Outgoing and friendly though he is in agreeable company, Hakon can be impulsive and fiery once he sets his on something, and he is an idealistic man who would fight fiercely for a cause he deems honourable - be it a duel to prove his worth, a raid in a foreign land to bring him glory or the war against King Olaf Tryggvason's brutal attempts to root out paganism from Norway*. He is a Berserker, which is, in my novel Sons of Disobedience, a member of a secret society (understood as a Männerbund) of pagan warriors with unusual battle practices. From the eyes of the enemy, Hakon is a frightening opponent.


* Hakon's greatest dream is to liberate Norway from King Olaf's tyranny - check out Ithilloth's amazing illustration of it:
 

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for the gods and our freedom by Ithilloth

More of Hakon:
Thurisaz by HelevornArt Hakon: Guess Who by HelevornArt Hakon the bold by HelevornArt Alfheim by HelevornArt  Thurisaz. The Raider      Hakon slammed the warrior's head into the pile of wooden logs by the house, until he remained there unmoved. Another soldier rushed upon him with raised sword. Hakon's shield parried the blow, shoving the man aside, pushing him back stormily, his sword slashing at him unrelenting until the man fell on his knees, eyes filled with horror. So Hakon drove the blade through his chest. But then, another man – a peasant, limping but determined and with a despaired hate in his distorted countenance - rushed upon him from the storehouse behind, striking with a studded club at his back. Hakon bent to dodge the hit, so the studs grazed his armour but were not driven through it entirely. He grunted and turned halfway with shield raised to block the second hit, swinging his blade at the peasant's thigh, pummeling the club out of his hand and grappling him by the shoulder to strike his helmet in the man's bare head, leaving him collapse in the dirt.
   
Image size
2592x3432px 3.94 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 1000D
Shutter Speed
1/197 second
Aperture
F/10.0
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Aug 18, 2016, 2:22:03 PM
Sensor Size
14mm
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agorandy's avatar
Nice one ! Well done !