Home›Wolves›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups mythical creatures by the wider artistic and religious tradition that pictures them. Wikipedia notes that "in medieval art, animals, both real and mythical, played important roles." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every creature from one cultural tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedMythical Creatures 1Learn MoreThe mythical wolves This small group holds a mythical wolf, the great or monstrous wolf of legend, such as the Norse Fenrir bound by the gods and fated to break loose at the end of the world, a figure of untamed and destructive power. The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its form and mythological role.TraditionFilter Results1 entryCreature kindAllWolves (Mythical Creatures) (1)Region of OriginAllScandinavia (1)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllNational Census (1)Era of Decline End YearAll1200 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1000 (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2006-01-01 (1)2025-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll500 BCE (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)TheologyAllPolytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsNorse PaganismTradition2 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Mythical CreaturesDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Giants, Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Mythtier 1Carol Rose, ABC-CLIO, 2000Mythical wolves across world folklore and legendView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.