Fenrir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.

In both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, is a son of Loki, and is foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr.

Fenrir and Odin ( 1895 ) by Lorenz Frølich

An illustration of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart ( 1908 ) by W. G. Collingwood, inspired by the Gosforth Cross

" Further into the poem, the völva foretells that Odin will be consumed by Fenrir at Ragnarök:

Týr and Fenrir ( 1911 ) by John Bauer ( illustrator ) | John Bauer

" The Binding of Fenrir " ( 1908 ) by George Hand Wright | George Wright

High follows this prose description by citing various quotes from Völuspá in support, some of which mention Fenrir.

This depiction has been interpreted as Odin, with a raven or eagle at his shoulder, being consumed by Fenrir at Ragnarök.

The 11th century Ledberg stone in Sweden, similarly to Thorwald's Cross, features a figure with his foot at the mouth of a four-legged beast, and this may also be a depiction of Odin being devoured by Fenrir at Ragnarök.

The suggested parallels with Fenrir myths are the binding of an evil being by a ruler figure and the subsequent swallowing of the ruler figure by the evil being ( Odin and Fenrir ), trickery involving the thrusting of a hand into a monster's orifice and the affliction of the inserted limb ( Týr and Fenrir ).

Fenrir has been depicted in the artwork " Odin and Fenris " ( 1909 ) and " The Binding of Fenris " ( around 1900 ) by Dorothy Hardy, " Odin und Fenriswolf " and " Fesselung des Fenriswolfe " ( 1901 ) by Emil Doepler, and is the subject of the metal sculpture " Fenrir " by A. V. Gunnerud located on the island of Askøy, Norway.

Fenrir appears in modern literature in the poem " Om Fenrisulven og Tyr " ( 1819 ) by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger ( collected in Nordens Guder ), the novel Der Fenriswolf by K. H. Strobl, and Til kamp mod dødbideriet ( 1974 ) by E. K. Reich and E. Larsen.

In Norse mythology, Fenrir ( Old Norse: " fen-dweller "), Fenrisúlfr ( Old Norse: " Fenris wolf "), Hróðvitnir ( Old Norse: " fame-wolf "), or Vánagandr ( Old Norse: " the monster of the river Ván ") is a monstrous wolf.

In the Prose Edda, additional information is given about Fenrir, including that, due to the gods ' knowledge of prophecies foretelling great trouble from Fenrir and his rapid growth, the gods bound him, and as a result Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god Týr.

Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects, and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir's relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology.

Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions, and he appears in literature.

Fenrir is mentioned in three stanzas of the poem Völuspá, and in two stanzas of the poem Vafþrúðnismál.

In stanza 40 of the poem Völuspá, a völva divulges to Odin that, in the east, an old woman sat in the forest Járnviðr, " and bred there the broods of Fenrir.

In the stanza that follows, Vafþrúðnir responds that Sól ( here referred to as Álfröðull ), will bear a daughter before Fenrir attacks her, and that this daughter shall continue the paths of her deceased mother through the heavens.

In the Prose Edda, Fenrir is mentioned in three books: Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál and Háttatal.

In chapter 13 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Fenrir is first mentioned in a stanza quoted from Völuspá.

Fenrir is first mentioned in prose in chapter 25, where the enthroned figure of High tells Gangleri ( described as King Gylfi in disguise ) about the god Týr.

High says that one example of Týr's bravery is that when the Æsir were luring Fenrir ( referred to here as Fenrisúlfr ) to place the fetter Gleipnir on the wolf, Týr placed his hand within the wolf's mouth as a pledge.

However, the Æsir brought up the wolf " at home ", and only Týr had the courage to approach Fenrir, and give Fenrir food.

The gods noticed that Fenrir was growing rapidly every day, and since all prophecies foretold that Fenrir was destined to cause them harm, the gods formed a plan.

They brought Leyding to Fenrir and suggested that the wolf try his strength with it.

Fenrir judged that it was not beyond his strength, and so let the gods do what they wanted with it.

At Fenrir's first kick the bind snapped, and Fenrir loosened himself from Leyding.

The gods asked Fenrir to try the new fetter, and that should he break this feat of engineering, Fenrir would achieve great fame for his strength.

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