Editing Berserker (section)

=== "Jǫfurr" – proposed boar warriors{{anchor|Jǫfurr}} ===
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In Norse poetry, the word ''jǫfurr'', which originally meant "wild boar", is used metaphorically for "a prince, monarch or warrior", which probably stems from the custom of wearing boar's heads as helmets or [[boar crested helmets]] in battle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jöfurr |url=https://cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/word/jofurr |website=cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>

Swine played a central role in [[Germanic paganism]], featuring in both [[Germanic mythology|mythology]] and religious practice, particularly in association with the [[Vanir]], [[Freyr]] and [[Freyja]]. It has been proposed that similar to berserkers, warriors could ritually transform into boars so as to gain strength, bravery and protection in battle. It has been theorised that this process was linked to the wearing of [[Germanic boar helmets|boar helmets]] as a ritual costume.<ref name=beck1965>Beck, H. 1965 Das Ebersignum im Germanischen. Ein Beitrag zur germanischen TierSymbolik. Berlin: W. de Gruyter.</ref><ref name="Kovářová">{{cite journal |last1=Kovářová |first1=L. |title=The Swine in Old Nordic Religion and Worldview |journal=Háskóla Íslands |date=2011 |s2cid=154250096 |language=en }}</ref>