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Fenrir is the giant wolf of Norse mythology, a son of Loki. He grew so large that the gods bound him with the magic fetter Gleipnir, at the cost of Tyr's hand. At Ragnarok he breaks free and swallows Odin.
What is Fenrir in Norse mythology?
Fenrir is the monstrous wolf, a child of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, and one of the beings fated to destroy the gods. He grew so fast and so vast that the terrified Aesir resolved to bind him. Twice he snapped ordinary chains; only the dwarf-made fetter Gleipnir, soft as ribbon and made of impossible things, could hold him.
The binding of Fenrir and his fate
Fenrir agreed to be bound only if a god would lay a hand in his jaws as a pledge, and when the fetter held he bit off the hand of Tyr. Bound to a rock with a sword propping his jaws open, he waits, drooling a river, until Ragnarok. Then he breaks free, his lower jaw against the earth and upper against the sky, and swallows Odin whole — before Odin's son Vidar tears him apart in vengeance.
He took the hand of Tyr, he is the son of Loki, and he swallows Odin at Ragnarok.
Questions
Who are Fenrir's parents?
Loki and the giantess Angrboda. His brother is the World Serpent Jormungandr, and his sister is Hel.
How big is Fenrir?
At Ragnarok, when he opens his mouth, his lower jaw touches the earth and his upper jaw the sky.
What was Fenrir bound with?
Gleipnir, a fetter made by the dwarves, soft as a ribbon and made of impossible things.
Who kills Fenrir?
Odin's son Vidar, who tears him apart to avenge his father.