, [Texts](languages) [Icelandic](germanic-texts.md) [Old Norse](texts-icelandic-old-norse) [Hrafnsmál](hrafnsmal.md) /hrafnsmal-s20 # Hrafnsmál s20 - This stanza, along with [s8](hrafnsmal-s8.md) & [s21](hrafnsmal-s21.md), is the earliest mention of berserkirs (ninth century). --- s20 > At berserkja reiðu vilk spyrja, > > bergir hræsævar, > > hversu es fengit > > þeims í folk vaða > > vígdjǫrfum verum? > I wish to hear of the bear-shirts' doings, > > quaffer of carrion-sea [blood] -- > > how fares it > > in the fray > > for the battle-bold? > > trans. (c-tolley 2009v2p299)