Fenrisulven — Wolf

Fenrisulven

Wolf

The Jötnar

The mightiest wolf — son of Loki, bound by Gleipnir, will break free at Ragnarök and swallow Odin.

Names & Heiti

Ámsvartnis ulv Fenrir Fenrisúlfr
Fenrir (Old Norse: Fenrisúlfr) is the son of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. He was raised in Asgard but grew so large and dangerous that the gods resolved to bind him. Two iron chains shattered like thread. The dwarves then forged Gleipnir from six impossible things: the sound of a cat's footstep, the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountain, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish, and the spittle of a bird. Gleipnir looks like a silken ribbon but cannot be broken. When the gods sought to bind Fenrir, he demanded that one god place a hand in his jaws as a pledge. Only Tyr was willing — and lost his hand when the wolf felt himself tricked. At Ragnarök Fenrir breaks free, swallows Odin, and is then slain by Odin's son Vidar.
  • Child of Loke Mor er jotunkvinnen Angrboða
  • The Binding of Fenrir

    The gods tried twice with iron chains — finally bound by Gleipnir, forged by dwarves from six impossible things.

  • Ragnarök

    The doom of the gods — the great battle between divine and dark forces that cleanses the world for a new beginning.

  • Gylfaginning — Snorre Sturlason (ca. 1220)
    Kap. 34
    Fenrisulven bindes med Gleipnir
  • Völuspá (ca. 1000)
    Str. 44
    Fenrir løper fritt — Ragnarøk begynner

See also

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