Claim: Odin is a god.

In Norse mythology , Fenrir -LRB- Old Norse/Icelandic : `` fen-dweller '' -RRB- , Fenrisúlfr -LRB- Old Norse/Icelandic : `` Fenris wolf '' -RRB- , Hróðvitnir -LRB- Old Norse/Icelandic : `` fame-wolf '' -RRB- , or Vánagandr -LRB- Old Norse/Icelandic : `` the monster of the river Ván '' -RRB- 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 .