Fenrir
Fenriswolf, a child of Loki begotten with a giantess, was chained to a rock and gagged with a sword to prevent him from devouring mankind.
"Fenriswolf's gag" is a skaldic kenning for a sword. (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 27. Egil Ulserk'S Burial-Ground.)
"Fenriswolf's gag" is a skaldic kenning for a sword. (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 27. Egil Ulserk'S Burial-Ground.)
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