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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...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we’re discussing Fenrir: the biggest, baddest wolf in all of Norse mythology. And there were many mighty wolves in Norse Mythology: there was Geri and Freki, Odin’s wolves; There was Skoll and Hati...

An illustration showing Fenrir, the great wolf of Norse mythology trying to escape from his bindings. (From Guerber, H. A., 'Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas'. London, Harrap, 1909)

Jörmungandr is the Midgard Serpent (also World Serpent) in Norse mythology who encircles the realm of Midgard. He is the son of the god Loki and the giantess Angrboða and brother of the great wolf Fenrir and Hel, Queen of the Dead. At Ragnarök...

Depiction by Emil Doepler from c. 1905 CE showing a scene from the Ragnarök (from Norse Mythology) in which Odin fights the wolf Fenrir. In the background are the god Freyr (on a horse) and the fire-giant Surtr.

Norse god Tyr sacrificing his arm to Fenrir the wolf, in exchange for him accepting to be bound with a magical chain. Illustration by John Albert Bauer for Our Fathers' Godsaga by Viktor Rydberg, published in 1911.

A photo showing the son of Odin avenging his father's death. The scene is depicted on the Gosforth Cross, located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, Gosforth, Cumbria. The cross depicts several scenes that may be related to Norse mythology.

Norse Mythology Stories: The Binding of Fenrir #NorseMythology #Mythology #SeeUinHistory #History #MythologyExplained Britanica: Fenrir, also called Fenrisúlfr, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology. He was the son of the demoniac god Loki...

Tyr (Old Norse: Týr) is one of the battle-gods of Norse mythology, according to the main sources on the topic, the literary works called the Eddas. He takes part in two adventures, one involving a monster to whom he sacrifices his hand, and...

Vidar is a figure in Norse mythology, described as the silent god and almost as mighty as Thor. He will survive Ragnarök, the unavoidable and dramatic end of the world according to the prophecy that chief-god Odin extracts from a seeress...