Meanderings

Fenrir, eldest child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, is the grand and terrible wolf that, it was foreseen, would one day be responsible for destroying the world. This prophecy reached the gods, and Fenrir was caught and imprisoned. Tyr, the god of war, fed and watered Fenrir when no other would. Fenrir repaid him for this act of kindness by biting off Tyr's hand at the wrist.

As Fenrir grew and grew, the gods became more and more fearful of his power. Using their wiles, they tricked Fenrir into being chained. Such was Fenrir's strength, however, that even the strongest chain could not hold him.

Only a magic chain could fetter this monster. And so the dwarves fashioned Gleipner, a thin ribbon, from six elements: the footstep of a cat; the roots of a mountain; a woman's beard; the breath of fishes; the sinews of a bear; and a bird's spittle. Despite Gleipner's appearance, it held Fenrir fast, and the gods chained him to a rock a mile below the earth. They placed a sword in his mouth to prevent him biting.

On the day of Ragnarok, Fenrir will break free and battle the gods. It is prophesied that he will devour Odin, and that Odin's son, Vidar, will avenge his father's death by killing Fenrir.

Given all of that, I really didn't expect Fenrir to look like this:















This is Fenrir, new addition to the household of TheDarkLord. Quake in fear, puny mortals.