Quote Originally Posted by Phalanx300 View Post
How exactly would this be a bad thing if its still fits the bill?
Off course it's not a problem in itself, but in this case the author seems to drag in everything that looks vaguely related. Caligula's Germanic bodyguard killed a couple of senators after Caligula was murdered: how does that prove them to be berserkers? It's possible, but he should provide more evidence. As it is, he seems to think that angry Germanics equal berserkers. He even includes Julian the Apostate because he was killed in a skirmish where he did not wear armour.

That's stretching it, and while skimreading I saw several more of such questionable examples. And given we are dealing with a subject that is so prone to myth-forming and other distortions, I expect an author to be very careful with his evidence and assertions.