The Tale of Fenris Wolf

Cogito Ergo Scribo
4 min readMar 28, 2023

Once upon a time, in the land where myth and legend dwelt, there was a realm called Asgard. It was a place of splendor and wonder, a haven for the gods known as the Aesir. It was here that the tale of Fenris, the great wolf, would unfurl like a shadow cast by the moon. This is the story that the world forgot, a tale whispered in hushed voices.

In the early days of creation, when gods and giants mingled and the world was young, a most curious creature was born. He was the offspring of the trickster god Loki and the giantess Angrboda, and his name was Fenris. The wolf pup was brought to Asgard, where the gods hoped to tame him, to bind the darkness that they saw lurking within his eyes.

As Fenris grew, so too did the fear of the gods. For he was no ordinary wolf; his size, strength, and cunning surpassed even the wildest of imaginations. Odin, the All-Father, saw the portentous beast as a harbinger of doom, a threat that could not be left unchecked.

The gods, in their wisdom, devised a plan. They would forge a chain to bind the mighty wolf, a fetter so strong that not even Fenris could break free. The first two chains, named Laedingr and Dromi, were crafted by the gods themselves, with all the might and magic they could muster. Yet Fenris, with his ever-growing strength and cunning, snapped these chains as easily as one might shatter a twig.

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