Talk:Ulfhednar

Ulfhednar are certainly mentioned in the Vatnsdoela Saga and the Volsunga Saga, in the former as wearing wolf skins instead of mail. There's also a carving of one, I'll try to find a pic and post it on the page.

[User: Mon Vier]

Was the word Ulfsark ever used outside of Age of Mythology? Etymologically it makes sense, but I've never come across it in the sagas.

Mon Vier

It wasn't. Ulfsark probably came about from people being conused with Ulfhedinn (Wolf Coat) and Berserkr (Bear Shirt). User:SynthesiseD 14:25, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Does the -hed- page in ulfhednar refer to the "hide", i.e. the skin of the "wolfserker"? 惑乱 分からん 11:17, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Hednar means coats ( the 'ar' on the end of the word denotes plural form). Ulf means wolf. So Ulfhednar would mean 'Wolf Coats'. Ulfserkr was never used to describe them. Yes, it is assumed that wolf coat refers to them wearing wolf pelts.User:SynethesiseD 14:19, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Horror?

I'm just wondering why this article is classed as a Horror Stub rather than a Historical/Military Stub? SynthesiseD 18:16, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Okay, i've changed it to military, not a perfect classification but much better than classifying it as horror-related which it clearly isn't. If a more suitable classification is found the feel free to change it. SynthesiseD 23:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

bears and wolves
it is unclear that the berserkers were 'ursine', see Berserker. Either way, Ulfhednar should be considered a subtopic of Berserker and be merged there, there is not enough material for a stand-alone article here. dab (&#5839;) 21:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)