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One of my favorite characters from Norse mythology, Fenrir. One of the three children of Loki by the giantess Angrboda along with Jormungandr and Hel. Upon learning about them, Odin first cast Jormungandr into the sea where he grew so large he circled all of Midguard. Hel was placed in charge of hell. (With a name like that where else?) Fenrir was kept along side their hunting hounds because who doesn’t want a giant wolf to hunt with?

Unfortunately, he grew big really quick and soon the Aesir feared him so much that only Tyr, god of war and honor could feed him. Odin knew exactly what he was capable of so the Aesir tried to bind him three times. They presented it as a contest to prove his strength which Fenrir gladly accepted. He broke his bindings three times with little effort. The forth time the commissioned the Dwarves to make bindings for him and were given a ribbon to hold him in place.

By this point Fenrir knew something was up and wouldn’t be bound by it unless one of the Aesir placed his hand into his mouth. The only one brave enough to do it was Tyr, and he willingly place his hand into the wolf’s mouth. When Fenrir was bound, Fenrir found he couldn’t break free and bit off Tyr’s hand. There he remains bound until Ragnorok.

I always felt bad for Loki’s three children. Punished for something they could have done but hadn’t done yet. Fenrir especially, all he was doing was going through his growth spurt. Anyways I felt like kicking a little mythological lore your way. What do you think? Was Odin right to bind the big guy as a precaution? Or should giant wolves roam free?

edit: (For some reason my description for my Bukavak image ended up here I just swapped em. Sorry!)

Description
One of my favorite characters from Norse mythology, Fenrir. One of the three children of Loki by the giantess Angrboda along with Jormungandr and Hel. Upon learning about them, Odin first cast Jormungandr into the sea where he grew so large he circled all of Midguard. Hel was placed in charge of hell. (With a name like that where else?) Fenrir was kept along side their hunting hounds because who doesn’t want a giant wolf to hunt with?

Unfortunately, he grew big really quick and soon the Aesir feared him so much that only Tyr, god of war and honor could feed him. Odin knew exactly what he was capable of so the Aesir tried to bind him three times. They presented it as a contest to prove his strength which Fenrir gladly accepted. He broke his bindings three times with little effort. The forth time the commissioned the Dwarves to make bindings for him and were given a ribbon to hold him in place.

By this point Fenrir knew something was up and wouldn’t be bound by it unless one of the Aesir placed his hand into his mouth. The only one brave enough to do it was Tyr, and he willingly place his hand into the wolf’s mouth. When Fenrir was bound, Fenrir found he couldn’t break free and bit off Tyr’s hand. There he remains bound until Ragnorok.

I always felt bad for Loki’s three children. Punished for something they could have done but hadn’t done yet. Fenrir especially, all he was doing was going through his growth spurt. Anyways I felt like kicking a little mythological lore your way. What do you think? Was Odin right to bind the big guy as a precaution? Or should giant wolves roam free?

edit: (For some reason my description for my Bukavak image ended up here I just swapped em. Sorry!)