#vardish

The concept of a rage filled brotherhood coupled with wolf totemism is a recurring one throughout Indo-European history.

Ancient Dagestan Bronze Axe c300-100 BCE

While groups such as the Úlfhéðnar Wolf skin “berserkers” and the Old Irish Fianna warrior bands have been much discussed, a similar group can also be found in ancient Persian and Iranian sources.

In The Iranian Männerbund Revisited,…