During my time as a pagan, I’ve ever felt connected to two gods: Loki and Fenrir. But I didn’t dare start worshipping Fenrir until recently.
Why is that, you may wonder.
Fenrir, one of Loki’s children is a monster. A giant wolf, to be exact. Due to his wild growth, the gods decided to trick him into chaining him up. They told him they would test his strength, and he agreed.
He broke out of every chain, so they asked dwarves to make them a chain.
Because the new chain seemed so weak, Fenrir suspected it was a trap. So he made Tyr put his hand into Fenrir’s mouth.
And when Fenrir couldn’t break free, he bit Tyr’s hand off.
Now, why do people dislike Fenrir?
Because of Ragnarok, of course! He is destined to kill Odin.
But tell me truthfully: if Odin chained you up for eternity, wouldn’t you want to bite his head off? It seems like a valid reason.
Yet people advise against worshipping Fenrir. He is ‘pure evil’.
Even some of my fellow Lokeans agreed he’s bad.
And yet they worship Loki, who killed Balder, a completely innocent god. Not saying anything against Loki, I’m a Lokean too, just criticising there hypocrisy.
Anyhow, Fenrir sits lonely and chained up. And he’s called pure evil. What if he wasn’t treated so roughly?
He was a good pupper, before they took away his freedom. To me, he represents just that.
And what random people on the internet think won’t stop me from believing.
If you feel connected to Fenrir, don’t be afraid. He’s pretty nice.
fenrir, a monstrous wolf who is tricked into being bound by a forged chain presented to him as a game by troubled gods who deem him a threat, goes on to father skoll and hati, two wolves who continuously chase sol and mani through the sky in hopes of devouring them one day. it is said that they will finally succeed at ragnarok, throwing the world into darkness and disarray.
may the bridges I burn light the way 