Fenrir

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Odin fighting Fenrir in Eivor's vision

Fenrir, or the Fenris wolf, is a legendary, mighty wolf in Norse mythology. A bastard son of Loki and the jötunn giant Angrboða, Fenrir is the older brother of both Jörmungandr, the Midgard serpent and arch nemesis of Thor, and the goddess Hel who rules over Helheim.

Biography

Fenrir was one of the "children" of the Isu Loki and his mistress Angrboða, who was imprisoned by Odin at some point before the Great Catastrophe. While in Asgard, Havi came across the great wolf as a cub in the Well of Urdr and fought it. Fearing the prophecy which foretold that his fate was to be killed by a wolf, Havi came close to slaying Fenrir only for Tyr to intervene on its behalf, arguing it was forbidden to take a life within the Well.

He then brought the rapidly maturing wolf back to Asgard, where it broke free and led Havi on a chase ending with the two of them facing off on a plateau. Loki intervened before Havi could kill Fenrir, confessing that the wolf was in fact his son. Thus, Havi charged Tyr to imprison Fenrir in Lyngvi. Enraged by what he perceived as an arbitrary decision directed against him, Loki wanted to go public to force Havi's hand, but Angrboða was against it, knowing that they would have to explain themselves to Loki's wife Sigyn and fearing for the safety of their children.

To avenge his son, Loki later had the beloved son of Odin, Baldr, poisoned under his father's eyes.

Mythology

When Fenrir was imprisoned by the gods who feared his prophesied wrath, he managed to bite off the arm of Tyr, one of his captors. Odin then used Gleipnir, an unbreakable rope, to subdue Fenrir. Fenrir was fated to kill Odin during the final battle of Ragnarök, before being killed in turn by Víðarr as he avenged his father.

Influence

Due to the beast's legendary nature, Vikings like Eivor Varinsdottir and Dag Nithisson were known to curse oaths revolving around Fenrir.

In the 9th century, Viking children played a game of hide-and-hunt, in which others hid while one, pretending to be Fenrir, "hunted" them. While visiting East Anglia, Eivor joined one group of children in their game and won due to her superior hiding skills.

Later, Eivor consumed a mixture prepared by Ravensthorpe's resident oracle Valka, which sent her on a hallucinogenic vision where she "explored" mythical realms of the Norse cosmology as "Havi", subconsciously merging her Norse religious beliefs with the real memories of Odin present within her DNA.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (mentioned only)
• Echoes of Valhalla (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Ravens' Wound (mentioned only)