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A werewolf who was bitten when he was young by Fenrir Greyback. Despite wizarding society discriminating against werewolves, he briefly teaches at Hogwarts and fights against the Death Eaters. Grubbs Grady: Darren Shan: The Demonata: One of the main characters in The Demonata series by Darren Shan.
The Slavic languages share a term for "werewolf" derived from the Common Slavic vuko-dlak, meaning "wolf-furr". The wolf as a mythological creature plays an important role in Balkan and Serbian mythology and cults. [34] [35] In the Slavic and old Serbian religion and mythology, the wolf was used as a totem. [36]
In folklore, a werewolf [a] (from Old English werwulf 'man-wolf'), or occasionally lycanthrope [b] (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lykánthrōpos, 'wolf-human'), is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction, often a bite or the occasional ...
Character Source Notes Alpha wolf The Grey: Timber wolf Benji the Hunted: Wolf The Journey of Natty Gann: George and Angeline Never Cry Wolf (1983) A biologist studying arctic fauna comes into close contact with a pack of wolves. Based on Farley Mowat's book. Kävik Kävik the Wolf Dog: Lobo The Legend of Lobo: Two Socks Dances with Wolves
Long before "Twilight" put Jacob on the map, werewolves have been the subject of countless movies, books and monster tales.. In fact, much like ghosts, witches and vampires, the werewolf has been ...
Various characters and creatures in fiction, folklore and legend have the ability to shapeshift. ... Werewolf; Animal turning into a human
Werewolf fiction denotes the portrayal of werewolves and other shapeshifting therianthropes, in the media of literature, drama, film, games and music. Werewolf literature includes folklore, legend, saga, fairy tales, Gothic and horror fiction, fantasy fiction and poetry. Such stories may be supernatural, symbolic or allegorical.
Wolfwalkers (2020). This animated movie moves away from the typical werewolf lore. Instead of transforming once a month, some characters in Wolfwalkers transform into wolves every night, but they ...