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Fenrir (Old Norse ' fen -dweller') [3] or Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse "Fenrir's wolf ", often translated "Fenris-wolf"), [4] also referred to as Hróðvitnir (Old Norse "fame-wolf") [5] and Vánagandr (Old Norse 'monster of the [River] Ván'), [6] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a key role during the events ...
The Old Norse Rannúlfr is composed of two elements—the first element is rand, meaning "shield" or "rim"; the second element is úlfr, meaning "wolf". [5] The Old English form of these names is Randwulf (similarly composed of rand and wulf). [7] [8] Other cognates include: the Old Low German Randwulf, Randulf; and the Old Norse Röndúlfr. [7 ...
In Norse mythology, Hati Hróðvitnisson (first name meaning "He Who Hates", or "Enemy" [1]) is a warg; a wolf that, according to Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda, chases Máni, the Moon, across the night sky, just as the wolf Sköll chases Sól, the Sun, during the day, until the time of Ragnarök, when they will swallow these heavenly bodies.
Geri and Freki. In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds.
Sköll. In Norse mythology, Sköll (Old Norse: Skǫll, "Treachery" [1] or "Mockery" [2]) is a wolf that, according to Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda, chases the Sun (personified as a goddess, Sól) riding her chariot across the sky. Hati Hróðvitnisson chases the Moon (personified, as Máni) during the night. Skӧll and Hati are the sons of ...
Garmr is the namesake and emblem of the Galm Team in the combat flight simulation game Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. The name "Galm" is a mistransliteration of "Garmr" into English due to the singular liquid phoneme in the Japanese language. Garmr appears as a boss fight in the 2017 video game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and 2022's God of ...
Ralph (pronounced / r æ l f / or / r eɪ f /) [1] is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf"). [2] The most common forms are: Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations.
Raife. Raife is a masculine given name (pronounced rayf). It is an English, Scandinavian and German given name for a male, used in many countries across the world but most popular in English-speaking countries. It is of Old Norse origin (meaning "counsel of the wolf" or "wise wolf"), derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr ...