Study Guide

Fenrir

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The giant wolf Fenrir must have been really adorable as a pup. Why else would the Aesir decide to banish Loki's other monster babies from Asgard, but raise Fenrir as a pet? They should have known better. After all, a prophetess warned them that Fenrir would kill Odin at Ragnarök. But Odin and Týr had a soft spot for the wolf, and just kept feeding him until he grew so big they couldn't control him. It took magical dwarvish bindings and gigantic stone stakes to leash him permanently, and Týr lost a hand in the process. Now, Fenrir howls in horrible pain from the sword stuck between his jaws to keep him from biting. He also slobbers a lot, causing the River Ván to flow. And like Loki's other kids, he waits eagerly for Ragnarök, the great battle when he'll finally get his revenge.

Basic Information

Name	Fenrir
Nickname	Fenris-Wolf, Hróðvitnir ("fame-wolf") (Skáldskaparmál 75), Vánargandr ("monster of the River Ván") (Skáldskaparmál 16), Fenny
Sex	Male
Current city	Island of Lyngvi, Lake Amsvartnir, Asgard

Work & Education

Occupation	River-Maker
Education	None. Týr and Odin may have wanted to train me like a dog, but I'm a wolf.

Beliefs

Political views

Apocalypticist. I want the end of the world to come now so I can get out of these fetters and kill Odin, already.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Loki and his giantess mistress, Angrboda
Siblings	Midgard-Serpent Jormungand, lady of the underworld Hel, and half-brother Narfi
Children	Moon- and Sun-swallowing wolf brothers Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson
Friends	Fellow wolves Geri and Freki. I used to think Týr and Odin were my friends, but they betrayed me. Jerks.
Enemies	All the Aesir gods, but especially Týr, Odin, and Viðarr

Relationships

Relationship status	It's complicated with the Ironwood Giantess
Interested in	Alpha Females

Favorites

TV Shows	Game of Thrones Teen Wolf Wolf's Rain
Quotations	"Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" – Frank Churchill (Disney Sing-Along Songs) "Another legend claims that we descended from wolves—and that the wolves are our brothers still." – Jacob Black, Twilight "I wouldn't want to miss a trip to Hogwarts […] not when there are throats to be ripped out… Delicious, delicious…" – Fenrir Greyback, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "We humans fear the beast within the wolf because we do not understand the beast within ourselves." – Gerald Hausman "What the hammer? what the chain? / In what furnace was thy brain? / What the anvil? what dread grasp / Dare its deadly terrors clasp?" – William Blake, "The Tyger"
Books	The Call of the Wild by Jack London Julie of the Wolves by Craighead George The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Howl by Allen Ginsberg "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin "The Tyger" by William Blake New Moon by Stephenie Myer
Music	Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (Disney Sing-Along Songs) Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf Of Wolf and Man by Metallica Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon The Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce Seven Days to the Wolves by Nightwish
Movies	White Fang Dances with Wolves Underworld Never Cry Wolf Red Riding Hood Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Wolf

Activities & Interests

Likes	Fresh meat The smell of blood The moon Other wolves Dens Wolf Brand chili
Interests	Lycanthropy (werewolves) Lupophobia (fear of wolves) Canine and Wolf studies
Groups	The Wolf Pack Save the Wolves Foundation Fearsome Critters; Giant Man-Eating Canines Branch Children of Loki Monsters of Middle-Earth

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