Fearful of the prophecy that the monstrous wolf Fenrir would bring about their destruction, the gods of Asgard attempted to bind him with magical fetters. After failing with heavy iron chains,...
Jörmungandr, the world-spanning Midgard Serpent, represents the boundary of the known world and the herald of its destruction. When the cataclysmic era of Ragnarök begins, this colossal beast...
The monstrous wolf Fenrir, child of Loki, is the primary harbinger of destruction in Norse mythology, destined to break his magical bonds at the end of the world. During the cataclysmic events of...
In the dark heart of the Ironwood, the giantess Angrboða and the trickster god Loki conceived three children who would eventually bring about the end of the world. These three—the wolf Fenrir,...
Deep within the mythic Járnviðr, or Ironwood, the giantess Angrboða and her kin breed a monstrous brood of wolves destined to devour the sun, the moon, and the gods themselves. This dark forest,...
Hel, the daughter of Loki, rules over the somber realm of Niflheim, where those who die of sickness or old age reside. Unlike the warriors of Valhalla, these spirits dwell in a land of mist and...