Fenrir

Giant wolf. Fenrir was the offspring of Loki <aesir.html> and the giantess Angerboda. Fenrir was also
called Fenris.
Fenrir grew so rapidly and in such gigantic proportion that the gods feared it. The gods pretend to play
game of binding the wolf, to see if it could freed itself. Fenrir agreed to play the game if someone would
place his or her hand in Fenrir's giant mouth. Only the war-god Tyr <aesir.html> was fearless enough to
place his hand in its mouth.
The gods found nothing could bind the wolf, until they received a magical silk ribbon called Gleipnir,
created by dwarfs. This ribbon was made of noise of a cat, beard of woman, breath of a fish and spittle
of a bird. When Fenrir could not escape, he realised he was tricked by the gods, when they refused to
release him. In revenge, Fenrir bit off Tyr's hand. Thereafter, Tyr was known as the One-handed God.
See Monster Bound <ragnarok.html> in Ragnarök.
When Ragnarök <ragnarok.html> (Ragnarok) arrived, Fenrir broke free from his fetter, and joined the
other giants and monsters in a war against the gods. Fenrir fought against Odin <aesir.html>, until the
wolf killed and devoured Odin. Vidar <aesir.html> avenged his father's death, by ripping Fenrir's jaw
apart with his bare hands