Bears in culture

In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers () were Scandinavian warriors who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English adjective berserk . Berserkers are attested to in numerous Old Norse sources.

Russian national symbol

wild bear raised for entertainment

thumb|Bear-baiting in the 14th century thumb|Bear-baiting in the 17th century

Nedvěd () (feminine Nedvědová) is a Czech surname. It is an old variant of the Czech word Medvěd, which means 'bear'.

Chinese family name (熊)

thumb|320px|The Ursar, drawing by Theodor Aman

Bär (or Baer, meaning "bear" in German) is a surname and may refer to:

Russian folk ritual

Medvedev () and female Medvedeva (), from Russian (), meaning the animal "bear", are Slavic surnames. Notable bearers of the name include:

aspect of culture