Fenrir (Old Norse ' fen -dweller') [3] or Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse "Fenrir's wolf ", often translated "Fenris-wolf"), [4] also referred to as Hróðvitnir (Old Norse "fame-wolf") [5] and Vánagandr (Old Norse 'monster of the [River] Ván'), [6] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology.

Fenrir, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology. He was the son of the demoniac god Loki and a giantess, Angerboda. Fearing Fenrir’s strength and knowing that only evil could be expected of him, the gods bound him with a magical chain made of the sound of a cat’s footsteps, the beard of a woman, the breath of fish, and other occult elements.

Dec 18, 2022 · Fenrir is the base word here and it means something close to “fen dweller”. The genitive (i.e. possessive) form of this word is “fenris”. So technically you wouldn’t want to use Fenris as a name by itself. It would be like if your name was David’s. Next we have úlfr which means wolf. So Fenrisúlfr means “wolf of fen dweller”.

Jan 18, 2025 · Fenrir, or Fenrisúlfr, is the giant and infamous wolf of Norse mythology, who was so feared by the Norse gods that they chained him down and put a sword in his mouth to keep him from fleeing.

Jul 22, 2014 · Fenrir (pronounced FEN-rir), sometimes also called Fenrisulfr (or Fenris in its short form), is a colossal wolf with abominable strength. He is one of the three children of the god Loki and the giantess named Angrboda.

Dec 22, 2022 · In old Norse mythology, Fenrir is the name of the enormous wolf freed from his shackles at Ragnarök—-the end of the world and the end of the deities. He slays the god Odin …

Aug 25, 2021 · Fenrir is the great wolf in Norse Mythology who breaks free from his chains at Ragnarök, the twilight of the gods, kills Odin, and is then killed by Odin’s son Vidarr. Fenrir is the son of the trickster god Loki and brother of the World Serpent Jormungandr and the jotunn Hel.

Sep 1, 2020 · The Fenrir wolf (Old Norse: Fenrisúlfr) is one of Loki and Angrboda ‘s three children in Norse mythology. Fenrir has two siblings, Hel, who is the queen of the realm Helheim, and the giant serpent Jörmungandr. The wolf is also called the Fenris wolf, for instance, in Danish, it is called “Fenrisulven”.

In Norse mythology, Fenrir (Old Norse: “he who dwells in the marshes”), also known as Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse: “Fenrir's wolf”), or Vanargand ("Monster of the River Van"), is a giant, monstrous wolf, son of Loki and the giantess Angrboða, and the brother of Hel and Jörmungandr.

Fenrir is to remain bound until Ragnarök. In Snorri's description of Ragnarök, the wolf shall be loosed and shall wreak havoc upon the world: