What is "fenrir"

In Norse mythology, ' Fenrir' ( Old Norse: " fen-dweller"), Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse: "Fenris wolf"), Hróðvitnir (Old Norse: "fame-wolf"), or Vánagandr (Old Norse: "the monster of the river Ván") is a monstrous wolf. Fenrir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, is a son of Loki, and is foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr.

In the Prose Edda, additional information is given about Fenrir, including that, due to the gods' knowledge of prophecies foretelling great trouble from Fenrir and his rapid growth, the gods bound him, and as a result Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god Týr. Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects, and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir's relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology. Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions, and he appears in literature.

Fenrir, Fenrisulfr or Fenris is a Norse mythological wolf. It may also refer to:

• Fenrir (moon), a moon of Saturn named after Fenrisulfr
• Fenris - designation of a battlemech in the science-fiction series BattleTech
• Fenrir, a monster card in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
• Fenris, homeworld of the Space Wolves Space Marine chapter in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Fenrir Inc, Japanese developer of Sleipnir web browser

In printed media:

• Fenris Ulf, or Maugrim, a character in C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• Fenrir Greyback, a lycanthrope in the Harry Potter series
• The Lord of Terror (Oh My Goddess!), from the anime series Oh My Goddess!
• Fenris, character in the comic series Lucifer (DC Comics)
• Fenris Wolf (Marvel Comics), a comic character based on the Norse wolf
• Fenris, a terrorist organization led by Andrea von Strucker and Andreas von Strucker, the twin children of the Marvel Comics villain Baron von Strucker
• The Fenris Device, a novel/weapon in the Hooded Swan (series)
• Fenris, the varg's God in the book The Sight (Clement-Davies novel)

In video games:

• Get of Fenris, a werewolf tribe in the roleplaying game Dark Ages: Werewolf
• Fenris, a character in the Quest for Glory series
• GTC Fenris-class cruiser in the FreeSpace series
• In Xenogears, Fenrir is the name of Citan's Omnigear
• In EVE Online, Fenrir is the name of the Minmatar freighter
• In Dragon Age II, Fenris is an elven warrior companion
• In the Ace Combat series, Fenrir has been used as a squadron name on multiple occasions
• In Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus, Fenrir is what Cloud calls his motorcycle
• In Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, Fenrir is the name of the first stratum's final boss
• In Danganronpa, Fenrir is the name of Mukuro's Military Corporation.

Fenrir or Saturn XLI (provisional designation S/2004 S 16) is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005, from observations taken between December 13, 2004, and March 5, 2005. Fenrir has an apparent magnitude of 25, making it one of the faintest known moons in the Solar System, and was discovered using some of the largest telescopes in the world. It is even too dark to be observed by the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn where it never gets brighter than ~17th magnitude. Fenrir was named after Fenrisulfr, a giant wolf from Norse mythology, father of Hati and Skoll, son of Loki, destined to break its bonds for Ragnarök.

Fenrir is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 22,454 Mm in 1260 days, at an inclination of 163° to the ecliptic (143° to Saturn's equator) with an eccentricity of 0.136. The Fenrian orbit is retrograde: it orbits Saturn in a direction opposite to the planet's spin, suggesting that this irregular moon was captured by Saturn.