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Fenrir

The Fenris Wolf · The Open Jaws

majorattestedc. 1270 CE (Codex Regius)Norse mythology

The great wolf, son of Loki, raised among the gods who feared him too much to kill him and too much to free him. Bound by the ribbon Gleipnir — made of six impossible things — at the price of the god Týr’s sworn right hand. At Ragnarök the fetter breaks, his jaws scrape heaven and earth, and he swallows the Allfather whole.

Reach84

Depth80

Influence74

Mystery71

✦Signature powerThe UnknownA power not yet set down in the record.

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Its universe

The mythic order Fenrir belongs to, who comes before and after in the story of this world.

Odinthe Allfather
- Thorhis son, the thunderer
- Lokithe blood-brother turned
  - Fenrirhis son, the wolf

Voices & connections

Figures bound to Fenrir, family and rivals within the myth, and the thinkers and writers who shaped how we know them.

Odinenemy of Lokichild of

Relics & objects

Sacred and cursed things that belong to the world of Fenrir.

MjölnirSacred

Read the story

Illustrated chapters where Fenrir appears. Start reading in a click.

Illustrated storyRagnarök, the Twilight of the GodsThe gods know exactly how they will die — a seeress told Odin the whole ending, wolf by serpent by fire. They arm for it anyway. Loki breaks his bonds and steers the ship of dead men’s nails; Fenrir’s jaws scrape heaven and earth; Thor kills the world-serpent and walks nine steps. And then the earth rises green from the sea a second time, and the survivors find the old golden game-pieces in the grass.Begin reading →