First Werewolves

First werewolves

Fenrir
Fenrir is the first born child of Loki, the Norse God of mischief. Fenrir is a giant black wolf. As he grew, the Gods began to fear him and tricked him into letting himself be bound by a magic ribbon call Glepnir. it was made from six strange elements: the footstep of a cat; the roots of a mountain; a woman's beard; the breath of fishes; the sinews of a bear; and a bird's spittle.
They said the wolf was weak and could never break free when he was chained.Fenrir accepted the challenge and let the gods chain him. Unfortunately, he was so immensely strong that he managed to break the strongest fetters as if they were cobwebs. He saw how thin the ribbon was. Suspecting treachery, he in turn asked the gods for a token of good will: one of them had to put a hand between his jaws. Finally, only Tyr agreed, and the gods chained the wolf with Gleipnir. No matter how hard Fenrir struggled, he could not break free from this thin ribbon. In revenge, he bit off Tyr's hand. Being very pleased with themselves, the gods carried Fenrir off and chained him to a rock called Gioll a mile down into the earth. They put a sword between his jaws to prevent him from biting. On the day of Ragnarok, which the norse say is the end of the world, Fenrir will break his chains and join the giants in their battle against the gods. He will seek out Odin and devour him. Vidar (thor's half brother), Odin's son, will avenge his father by killing the wolf.
It has been said by many that because Fenrir's father, Loki, was a shapeshifter that Fenrir and his sons, Skoll and Hati, could take human form. And so the first werewolves were made.
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