Project Gutenberg 2018-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 146 MacKaye, Percy 1875 1956 Mackaye, Percy 05012693 Fenris, the Wolf: A Tragedy E-text prepared by Paul Marshall, Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Fenris, the Wolf: A Tragedy" by Percy MacKaye is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. The play delves into themes drawn from Northern mythology, centering on the character Fenris, a fearsome wolf, exploring complex relationships within the pantheon of Norse gods, including Odin, Baldur, and Freyja. The narrative likely examines the struggles between freedom and fate, the nature of good and evil, and the transformative power of love and desire. The opening of "Fenris, the Wolf" establishes a stark and haunting atmosphere with Odin observing his son, Fenris, who is chained and restless in a frozen volcanic crater as dawn approaches. Odin expresses anguish and irony over his creation, contemplating the pain associated with Fenris's existence. As the scene transitions, the relationship between Fenris, his pack, and the godly figures is introduced, highlighting Fenris's desperation for freedom and the conflicting emotions of love and lust he feels for Freyja, which further complicates the divine dynamics at play. The beginning sets a tone of impending tragedy, foreshadowing the struggle between the primal instincts of the wolf and the higher realms of divine will. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Tragedies (Drama) Iceland -- Drama Mythology, Norse -- Drama PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 275516 2025-06-23T04:18:45.681846 text/html 273141 2018-06-21T14:53:00 text/html 216909 2025-06-23T04:18:54.896789 application/epub+zip 215503 2025-06-23T04:18:47.434811 application/epub+zip 140314 2025-06-23T04:18:46.488843 application/epub+zip 320589 2025-06-23T04:18:58.732787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385925 2025-06-23T04:18:54.090910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300942 2022-08-25T18:14:48.620546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182995 2025-06-23T04:18:44.079828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182917 2020-06-15T00:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19172 2025-06-23T04:18:58.891765 application/rdf+xml 18883 2025-06-23T04:18:46.627814 image/jpeg 2017 2025-06-23T04:18:46.557859 image/jpeg 55527 2020-06-15T00:23:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 201225 2018-06-21T14:55:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 207086 2025-06-23T04:18:45.705868 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia