The Sicatoka Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 (edited) How do others feel about both a high school and UND using the same nickname? (cough) Solen (cough) Sioux (cough-cough). And it couldn't be any more confusing than hearing: "The Mavericks play at UND this weekend." "Which Mavericks? Omaha or Mankato?" or "The hockey team plays the Huskies this weekend." "Which Huskies? Tech or St. Cloud?" Edited December 3, 2005 by The Sicatoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 What about "the Berserkers" as the new nickname? It could make a great logo/mascot, and it would relate very well to the Scandinavian population in North Dakota. For those who don't know what berserkers are..: The modern popular conception of the Viking warrior is one of a murderous savage, clad in animal skins, howling into battle. This conception probably owes more to literary tradition than to historical fact: it reflects not the ordinary Scandinavian warriors, but rather a special group of fighters known as berserks or berserkers. The etymology of the term berserk is disputed. It may mean "bare-sark," as in "bare of shirt" and refer to the berserker's habit of going unarmored into battle. Ynglingasaga records this tradition, saying of the warriors of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 What about "the Berserkers" as the new nickname? It could make a great logo/mascot, and it would relate very well to the Scandinavian population in North Dakota. For those who don't know what berserkers are..: The modern popular conception of the Viking warrior is one of a murderous savage, clad in animal skins, howling into battle. This conception probably owes more to literary tradition than to historical fact: it reflects not the ordinary Scandinavian warriors, but rather a special group of fighters known as berserks or berserkers. The etymology of the term berserk is disputed. It may mean "bare-sark," as in "bare of shirt" and refer to the berserker's habit of going unarmored into battle. Ynglingasaga records this tradition, saying of the warriors of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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