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  2. Geri and Freki - Wikipedia

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    Geri and Freki. In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds.

  3. List of fictional wolves - Wikipedia

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    He is a male wolf and flyer of the team. Pike Rimba Racer : Porsha Crystal Sing 2: Spoiled daughter of media mogul, Jimmy Crystal. Talented in singing but not acting, she is accommodated into the musical to please Jimmy, creating headaches. McWolf/(Name Varied) Droopy: An MGM Wolf appeared as a Hollywood swinger in Red Hot Riding Hood and a foe ...

  4. Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology - Wikipedia

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    Wolf or Wulf is used as a surname, given name, and a name among Germanic-speaking peoples. "Wolf" is also a component in other Germanic names: Wolfgang (wolf + gang ("path, journey")) Adolf, derived from the Old High German Athalwolf, a composition of athal, or adal, meaning noble, and wolf; its Anglo-Saxon cognate is Æthelwulf.

  5. Fenrir - Wikipedia

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    The inscription mentions the name Ulfr ("wolf"), and the name Kleppir/Glippir. The last name is not fully understood, but may have represented Glæipiʀ which is similar to Gleipnir which was the rope with which the Fenrir wolf was bound. The two male names may have inspired the theme depicted on the runestone.

  6. Akela (The Jungle Book) - Wikipedia

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    Akela as depicted on the frontispiece of The Two Jungle Books, published in 1895. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling 's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). He is the leader of the Seeonee pack of Indian wolves and presides over the pack's council meetings.

  7. Wolf (name) - Wikipedia

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    Wolf is a given name and a surname. It is common among Germanic-speaking peoples, alongside variants such as Wulf . Names which translate to English " wolf " are also common among other nations, including many Native American peoples within the current or former extent of the habitat of the grey wolf (essentially all of North America).

  8. List of The Jungle Book characters - Wikipedia

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    William Boone (The Jungle Book (1994 film)) is a British Army captain and Mowgli's enemy; was played by Cary Elwes. Bhoot (Warner Bros) is an albino wolf cub and Mowgli's friend. The two of them had a falling out when Bagheera made Mowgli fail Baloo's test.

  9. Wolf - Wikipedia

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    The wolf (Canis lupus; [b] pl.: wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo , though gray wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.