Fenrir

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Odin fighting Fenrir in Eivor's vision

Fenrir was an Isu that was imprisoned by the Æsir Isu Odin. Remembered in Norse mythology as a legendary wolf and bastard son of Loki and the jötunn Angrboða, Fenrir was the eldest sibling of Jörmungandr and Hel.

Biography

Fenrir, one of the illegitimate children of the Isu Loki and Angrboða, was imprisoned by Odin at some point before the Great Catastrophe under false pretences. 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 the rest of their children. In retaliation for this, Loki poisoned Odin's son Baldr, leading to his death.

Mythology

After the Great Catastrophe, Fenrir passed on to myth, where he was depicted as a great wolf, with his parentage intact. In myth, Odin and the Æsir feared him due to prophecy that he would kill Odin during the final battle of Ragnarök, before being killed in turn by Víðarr as he avenged his father. 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.

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.

Eivor's visions

Eivor, the reincarnated Sage of the Isu Odin, consumed a psychoactive 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 genetic memories of Odin present within her DNA. Within these visions Fenrir played an important part, presented as a giant wolf.

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.

To bind the wolf, Havi had the dwarf Ivaldi craft for him a magical cord called Gleipnir that would hold Fenrir until Ragnarök. Once he obtained Gleipnir, Havi visited Tyr and Fenrir and found that their treatment of the wolf had turned him cruel. Havi then convinced Fenrir and Tyr, under false pretences both, that he was to place a tracking collar on Fenrir and allow him to roam free. To alleviate Fenrir's fears of betrayal, Tyr stuck his hand within the wolf's maw in order to appease his suspicions.

Upon placing Gleipnir on Fenrir, the cord burned the wolf, causing him to bite down on Tyr's hand, tearing it at the elbow. Fenrir attacked Havi, taunting him with the words of prophecy he feared. Havi questioned where he'd heard these and Fenrir replied that it was a tale he told himself every night. Eventually besting the beast and tying him down with the cord, Havi left Fenrir imprisoned and badly hurt.

Behind the scenes

Fenrir, is a mythological creature featured in Norse mythology; a large wolf, son of Loki and Angrboða that was foretold to kill the god Odin during Ragnarök. In the Assassin's Creed series, Fenrir was first mentioned as a mythological being in Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods and presented as a character in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

Fenrir acts as a character and recurring boss-fight in Valhalla, first faced in the quest Extended Family and again in Binding Fate, where the player has to weaken the wolf to activate a stun attack to tie the him up.

Etymology

Fenrir is Old Norse for fen-dweller.

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)