With Ragnar Blackmane’s recent crossing of the Rubicon Primaris, the Space Wolves have returned to prominence in the 41st Millennium. The Young King’s battles are legendary, including his recent clashes with Ghazghkull Thraka – but he is just one amongst many Wolf Lords who have shaped the Imperium through their victories. Settle back, grab a mug of mjod and let the skjalds sing to you of some of the greatest of the Wolf Lords.
Many are the heroes of the Space Wolves,
And few names echo through the ages more
Than those of mighty Wolf Lords old and new,
Whose bold exploits in defence of Fenris
And the Allfather’s people are legend.
Here are thirteen of these storied heroes,
Warriors whose deeds have changed history.
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First and greatest, the Wolf King, Leman Russ,
Son of the Allfather, Lord of Fenris.
He broke the Crimson King’s treacherous back,
And laid low the Warmaster in his den.
When his wyrd showed his path lay far from home,
He left his sons and strode into the void,
Vowing to return when the Wolftime comes.
Jarl of Tra was Ogvai Ogvai Helmschrot.
He brought the Quietude to compliance,
And on dread Prospero he led his Wolves
Against the magicks of the Thousand Sons.
With Russ wounded by the Warmaster’s claw,
Ogvai guided his brothers to Yarant,
Where Wolf and Raven made the traitors bleed.
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On Fenris, Bulveye served the Wolf King true,
And survived the trials to join the Legion.
Afflicted by the Wulfen curse, he fought
Upon a hundred worlds to prove his might.
On Prospero, he led the great Thirteenth
In fierce pursuit of fleeing traitor dogs.
Of his return, many tales have been told.
Few can match the legend of storied Bjorn,
Companion to the Wolf King through great deeds.
When Russ departed to the stars, brave Bjorn
Was left to steer the Chapter’s destiny.
For ten thousand years has he guided usIn life, and far beyond the bounds of death,
His wisdom and strength ever at our heart.
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When the Great Beast threatened Holy Terra,
Asger Warfist answered the call to arms.
On Ullanor he bravely faced the horde,
And though injured, he lived to tell the tale.
Into an Ork attack moon did he go,
And vowed to serve the mighty Allfather,
Leading the Deathwatch in its righteous fight.
An age of darkness fell upon Mankind,
When Lord Vandire seized the throne for his own.
The Space Wolves fought in the Allfather’s name
And drew traitor attention to Fenris.
Only Kyrl Grimblood remained to defend
And with one Great Company to command,
He saved our world from falling to the dark.
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For centuries has Logan Grimnar led
The sons of Fenris to pride and glory.
He stood for what’s right when Inquisitors
Tried to end the lives of loyal humans,
And guided the Chapter through many crises
From the return of the Wulfen to the
Traitorous attack by Magnus the Red.
When mighty Harald Deathwolf rides to war,
The wolves of Fenris follow in his wake.
On Rygar, he avenged his lord’s demise
And claimed the Great Company as his own.
Harald tamed the feral Canis Wolfborn,
And when Magnus One-Eye came to Fenris,
By his efforts was Frostheim saved from doom.
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With his brutal axe does the Fierce-eye hunt,
Krom Dragongaze, fiery of hair and rage.
He defended the Fang while his brothers
Sought the Wulfen across the galaxy.
Against Daemons and traitors, he held firm,
And by his strength and cunning did Fenris
Survive until the companies returned.
By the sigil of the Bloodied Hunter
Is great Bran Redmaw known among the stars.
Savage beyond measure is his bloodlust,
So well it was that he led the assault
To bring a swift end to greenskin monsters
Whose brute rampage had brought terror untold
To Brakhutos, where sheer strength won the day.
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With Claws of Winter did the Iron Wolf,
Brave Egil, rend his foes in mighty war.
With armoured vehicles proudly at their backs,
He led his brothers deep into the fray.
Greenskin, Aeldari and Daemon alike
Fell before the Silverhand’s wrath until
Magnus the Red sent him to Russ’ halls.
On Luetin did Erik Morkai prove
Mastery of the brutal killing strike.
Onto a moving xenos craft he leapt,
To end their leader in a vicious duel.
A grim and solitary soul he is,
Whose swift and brutal ways of waging war
Have won many fights for the Allfather.
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Last is the Young King, Lord Ragnar Blackmane.
Too many to list are his mighty deeds,
From his duels with the sorcerer Madox
To his battle with the great beast Ghazghkull.
Legendary is his brutal fury
And his elevation to Primaris
Portends a future of glory and fame.
Heroes all, these lords of winter and war
Bring the Allfather’s light to dark places
Across the galaxy where Mankind dwells.
Many more are there who have fought and died
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