{"id":118,"date":"2026-02-18T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtcfenrir.be\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:56:03","slug":"fenrir-in-mythology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtcfenrir.be\/?page_id=118","title":{"rendered":"Fenrir in Mythology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fenrir<\/strong> (Old Norse<\/a> ‘fen<\/a>-dweller’)[3]<\/a><\/sup> or Fenris\u00falfr<\/strong> (Old Norse “Fenrir’s wolf<\/a>“, often translated “Fenris-wolf”),[4]<\/a><\/sup> also referred to as Hr\u00f3\u00f0vitnir<\/strong> (Old Norse “fame-wolf”)[5]<\/a><\/sup> and V\u00e1nagandr<\/strong> (Old Norse ‘monster of the [River] V\u00e1n’),[6]<\/a><\/sup> is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology<\/a>. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a key role during the events of Ragnar\u00f6k<\/a>, where he is foretold to assist in setting the world aflame, resulting in the collapse of humanity and society, and killing the god Odin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fenrir, along with Hel<\/a> and J\u00f6rmungandr<\/a>, is a child of Loki<\/a> and female j\u00f6tunn<\/a> Angrbo\u00f0a<\/a>. He is attested in the Poetic Edda<\/a><\/em>, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda<\/a><\/em> and Heimskringla<\/a><\/em>, composed in the 13th century. In both the Poetic Edda<\/em> and Prose Edda<\/em>, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sk\u00f6ll<\/a> and Hati Hr\u00f3\u00f0vitnisson<\/a>, is a son of Loki and is foretold to kill the god Odin<\/a> during the events of Ragnar\u00f6k<\/a>, but will in turn be killed by Odin’s son V\u00ed\u00f0arr<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Prose Edda<\/em>, additional information is given about Fenrir, including that, due to the gods’ knowledge of prophecies foretelling great trouble from Fenrir and his rapid growth, the gods bound him and as a result Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god T\u00fdr<\/a>. Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir’s relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology. Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions and he appears in literature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fenrir (Old Norse ‘fen-dweller’)[3] or Fenris\u00falfr (Old Norse “Fenrir’s wolf“, often translated “Fenris-wolf”),[4] also referred to as Hr\u00f3\u00f0vitnir (Old Norse “fame-wolf”)[5] and V\u00e1nagandr (Old Norse ‘monster of the [River] V\u00e1n’),[6] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a… <\/p>\n

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