How brutal/bloody/gory did dark ages battlefields get?

by CaiusHir

Do we have any sources on it? Things like men who keep fighting with their hand cut off, people ripping their opponent's throat out with their teeth, etc...

benny_blackbird

If you can find them, photos from the excavations of the mass burials after the battle of visby give an insight into how brutal the battles could be. Multiple wounds, slashing and puncture.