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Valerius Geist (2 February 1938 – 6 July 2021) was a German-Canadian biologist and a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. He was a specialist on the biology, behavior, and social dynamics of North American large mammals (elk, moose, bighorn sheep, other wild ungulates and wolves), and well ...
The suggested parallels with Fenrir myths are the binding of an evil being by a ruler figure and the subsequent swallowing of the ruler figure by the evil being (Odin and Fenrir), trickery involving the thrusting of a hand into a monster's orifice and the affliction of the inserted limb (Týr and Fenrir). [48] Ethologist Valerius Geist wrote ...
In this interpretation, there is a connection between the wolf of this tale and Skoll or Fenrir, the wolf in Norse mythology that will swallow the sun at Ragnarök. [3] Ethologist Dr. Valerius Geist of the University of Calgary, Alberta wrote that the fable was likely based on genuine risk of wolf attacks at the time. He argues that wolves are ...
In Norse mythology, Gleipnir is the third iron rope created by the Norse gods to bind the demon wolf Fenrir. The Gods had attempted to bind Fenrir twice before with huge chains of metal, the iron chains of Leyding and Dromi, which Fenrir had torn apart. Therefore, they commissioned the dwarves to forge a chain that was impossible to break.
A depiction of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart by W. G. Collingwood, 1908, inspired by the Gosforth Cross. In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: [ˈwiːðɑrː], possibly "wide ruler", [1] sometimes anglicized as Vidar / ˈ v iː d ɑːr /, Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance.
In the book, the enthroned figure of High tells Gangleri (king Gylfi in disguise) that the gods and Fenrir fared across Amsvartnir to get to Lyngvi, and there bound Fenrir. [ 2 ] Since Amsvartnir is only mentioned in Gylfaginning , Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri invented the lake.
Sleipnir is a tabbed web browser developed by Fenrir Inc.The browser's main features are customization and tab functions. It supports HTML5 and multiple layout engines.. The names Sleipnir and Fenrir are both names of animals from Norse mythology.
Dr. Valerius Geist, University of Calgary; [2] [3] Evidence review and Findings, Alaska Department of Fish and Game [4] [5] Patricia Wyman: 23–24: ♀: 1996-04-18: Captive: Haliburton Forest, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada: Wyman was a wildlife biologist who worked as a caretaker in the Wolf Centre section of the Haliburton Forest ...