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AFenrir creature(or ofFenris) Norseis mythology,a Fenrir,gigantic theand Fenristerrible Wolf,monster isin the shape of a large,wolf. ferociousHe beastis whothe waseldest supposedlychild boundof byLoki and the Norsegiantess Angrboda. The gods withlearned aof magicala chain,prophecy which wouldn'tstated that the wolf and his family would one day brakebe responsible untilfor the enddestruction of the world. AlwaysThey onecaught the wolf and locked him in a cage. Only the god of mywar, personalTyr, favorites,dared Fenrirto hasfeed beenand take care of the wolf. When he was still a fairlypup littlethey knownhad creature,nothing thoughto infear, mybut mindwhen the gods saw one day how he seemshad grown, they decided to berender onehim harmless. However, none of the firstgods had werewolf-enough likecourage beings.to Thoughface the termgigantic wolfwolf. mayInstead, justthey betried symbolicto trick orhim. metaphorical,They describingsaid the creatureswolf was weak and could never break free when he was chained. Fenrir accepted the powerchallenge and feroscity,let the gods chain him. Unfortunately, he was so immensely strong that Ihe tendmanaged to imaginebreak the strongest fetters as if they were cobwebs. After that, the gods saw only one alternative left: a wolfmagic chain. They ordered the dwarves to make something so ratherstrong thanthat it could hold the wolf. The result was a soft, thin ribbon: Gleipnir. It was incredibly strong, despite what its size and appearance might suggest. The ribbon was fashioned of six strange creatureelements: the Fenrir'sfootstep creaturesof maya havecat; depictedthe himroots as.of a mountain; a woman's beard; Regardless,the breath of fishes; the Fenrissinews of a bear; and a bird's spittle. The gods tried to trick the wolf isagain, only this time Fenrir was less eager to show his strength. He saw how thin the chain was, and said that was no pride in breaking such a weak chain. Eventually, though, he agreed, thinking that otherwise his strength and courage would be doubted. Suspecting treachery however, sertainlyhe in turn asked the gods for a token of good will: one of them had to put a hand between his jaws. The gods were not overly eager to do this, knowing what they could expect. Finally, only Tyr agreed, and the most aggrsivegods creatureschained ofthe wolf with Gleipnir. No matter myth,how thoughhard maybeFenrir struggled, he could not verybreak dangerousfree asfrom this thin ribbon. In revenge, he isbit off Tyr's hand. Being very pleased with themselves, the gods carried Fenrir off and chained him to a rock (called Gioll) a mile down into the earth. They put a sword between his jaws to prevent boundhim from biting. On the day of Ragnarok, Fenrir will break his chains and join the giants in chains.their battle against the gods. He will seek out Odin and devour him. Vidar, Odin's son, will avenge his father by killing the wolf.
*The above is from the Encyclopedia Mythica: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/f/fenrir.html
*The above is from the Encyclopedia Mythica: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/f/fenrir.html
