>> Bjarki means "little bear" and it appears that >> Beowulf might come from Bee-wolf, ie Bear. I'm thinking from memory here, but wasn't Bjarki an occasional shape-shifter, were-bear, whatever? More Grendel than Beowulf, surely ... More berserks than you could shake a stick at, but. R. {The first sign of going were -- finding hairs on the palms of your hand. The second sign -- looking for them. }