Misunderstood Monsters Episode 2: Fenrir and Other Wolves

In this episode, we talk about monstrous and mythical forms a much-maligned animal: the wolf. We’ll begin with the biggest and most dangerous of them all: the Great Wolf Fenrir from Norse mythology, prophesied to destroy the world by swallowing the sun. We also look at fairy tale wolves, the raijū of Japanese folklore, and the crucial role that wolves play in many stories of indigenous North American cultures.

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Transcript for S3E2

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Stuff to Read: 

• More on Fenrir: 
  • On Norse Mythology
  • Tyr and Fenrir on Mythopedia
  • The Binding of Fenrir
  • Fenrir on World History Encyclopedia
• Fairy Tale Wolves:
  • Fairy Tales with Wolves: A Falsely Maligned Villain?
  • Wolves in Aesop's Fables
  • Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault
  • The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
  • Versions of The Three Little Pigs
• Wolves of Indigenous North American Cultures
  • The Pawnee Creation Legend
  • Native American Wolf Mythology

Stuff To Watch: Check out our curated YouTube playlist for this episode!