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The '''Great Companies''' are the twelve primary organizational units of the [[Space Wolves]], analagous to a [[Space Marine Company|Company]] in another [[Chapter]]. In defiance of the [[Codex Astartes]], which dictated the reorganization of the [[Adeptus Astartes]] after the [[Horus Heresy]], the Space Wolves [[Chapter]] has twelve companies instead of ten.{{Fn|1a}}
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The '''Great Companies''' are the twelve primary organisational units of the [[Space Wolves]], analagous to a [[Space Marine Company|Company]] in another [[Chapter]]. In defiance of the [[Codex Astartes]], which dictated the reorganisation of the [[Adeptus Astartes]] after the [[Horus Heresy]], the Space Wolves [[Chapter]] has twelve companies instead of ten.{{Fn|1a}}
  
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==Character and Organization==
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==Character and Organisation==
 
Each Great Company is responsible for its own recruitment, maintenance, and running, each acting as a separate force altogether, each lead by a [[Wolf Lord]] in a semi-feudal system. The Wolf Lord of the leading Great Company is also the [[Great Wolf]], the [[Chapter Master]] of the Space Wolves.{{Fn|1a}}
 
Each Great Company is responsible for its own recruitment, maintenance, and running, each acting as a separate force altogether, each lead by a [[Wolf Lord]] in a semi-feudal system. The Wolf Lord of the leading Great Company is also the [[Great Wolf]], the [[Chapter Master]] of the Space Wolves.{{Fn|1a}}
  
 
Great Companies are named and represented according to their current Wolf Lord as well as their past deeds and exploits. Some Great Companies have used dozens of sigils throughout their history, while others have maintained the same one for long periods. Each owns a sacred [[Space Marine Standards|standard]] known as a [[Wolf Totem]]. Some like the Spirit Wolf have not been seen for millennia, while others like the Hunger Skull of [[Jorghun Vor]] are seen as bad omens.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|6}}
 
Great Companies are named and represented according to their current Wolf Lord as well as their past deeds and exploits. Some Great Companies have used dozens of sigils throughout their history, while others have maintained the same one for long periods. Each owns a sacred [[Space Marine Standards|standard]] known as a [[Wolf Totem]]. Some like the Spirit Wolf have not been seen for millennia, while others like the Hunger Skull of [[Jorghun Vor]] are seen as bad omens.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|6}}
  
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During the [[Great Crusade]], each Great Company nominally consisted of 10,000 Astartes.{{Fn|4}} In [[M42]] however their size is unknown and varies by time or function. All that is known is that they are larger than typical [[Codex]] [[Space Marine Company]].{{Fn|5}}
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During the [[Great Crusade]], each Great Company nominally consisted of 10,000 Astartes.{{Fn|4}} In [[M42]], however, their size is unknown and varies by time or function. All that is known is that they are larger than typical [[Codex Astartes|Codex]] [[Space Marine Company]].{{Fn|5}}
  
 
===Current Great Companies===
 
===Current Great Companies===
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*The [[Deathwolves]] under [[Harald Deathwolf]]{{Fn|2a}}
 
*The [[Deathwolves]] under [[Harald Deathwolf]]{{Fn|2a}}
 
*The [[Stormwolves]] under [[Bjorn Stormwolf]]{{Fn|2a}}
 
*The [[Stormwolves]] under [[Bjorn Stormwolf]]{{Fn|2a}}
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*The [[Ironwolves]] under [[Vorek Gnarlfist]]{{Fn|2a}}
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*The [[Duskwolves]] under [[Torval Wyrdbane]]{{Fn|11}}
 
*The [[Drakeslayers]] under [[Krom Dragongaze]]{{Fn|2a}}
 
*The [[Drakeslayers]] under [[Krom Dragongaze]]{{Fn|2a}}
 
*The [[Blackmanes]] under [[Ragnar Blackmane]]{{Fn|2a}}
 
*The [[Blackmanes]] under [[Ragnar Blackmane]]{{Fn|2a}}
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*The [[Firehowlers]] under [[Sven Bloodhowl]]{{Fn|2a}}
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*The [[Runemarked]] under [[Hrothvyr Runescar]]{{Fn|2a}}
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*The [[Grimbloods]] under [[Kjarl Grimblood]]{{Fn|2a}}  
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*The [[Grimbloods]] under [[Kjarl Grimblood]]{{Fn|2a}}
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*The [[13th Great Company|Dekk-Tra]] under [[Bulveye Greybeard]]; special case (see below).
  
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===The 13th Company===
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====The 13th Company====
 
{{main|13th Great Company}}
 
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There was once a [[13th Great Company]], and rumors still abound as to the reason for its disappearance{{Fn|1b}}. Some state that they disappeared into the [[Warp]] during the attack on [[Prospero]], the traitorous [[Thousand Sons]]' [[homeworld]]; others claim they disappeared after the [[Primarch]] [[Leman Russ (primarch)|Leman Russ]] himself went missing. Regardless, there is currently hardly any information concerning the company in the Imperial records.{{Cite This}}
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There was once a [[13th Great Company]], and rumours still abound as to the reason for its disappearance{{Fn|1b}}. Some state that they disappeared into the [[Warp]] during the attack on [[Prospero]], the traitorous [[Thousand Sons]]' [[homeworld]]; others claim they disappeared after the [[Primarch]] [[Leman Russ (primarch)|Leman Russ]] himself went missing. Regardless, there is currently hardly any information concerning the company in the Imperial records.{{Fn|7}}
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===Former Great Companies===
 
===Former Great Companies===
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*The '''Blood-Ice Storm''' under [[Amlodhi Skarssen Skarssensson]]{{fn|10}}, active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Blood-worm's Masters''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Breakers of Rings''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Corpse-renders''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
 
*The [[Crimson Claws (Great Company)|Crimson Claws]] under [[Jorik Fangfist]]{{Fn|2b}}
 
*The [[Crimson Claws (Great Company)|Crimson Claws]] under [[Jorik Fangfist]]{{Fn|2b}}
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*The '''Eagle's Keepers''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Sea-flame's Bearers''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Serpents of the Battle-moon''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Shield-gnawers''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Slaughter-fire Heralds''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Thread-cutters''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The [[White Wolves]] under [[Ottar (Wolf Lord)|Ottar]]{{Fn|8}}
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*The '''Wight-flame's Wielders''', active in [[M31]]{{fn|9}}
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*The '''Night Runners''' - The Company of [[Logan Grimnar]], renamed the [[Champions of Fenris]] upon his ascension to [[Great Wolf]].{{Fn|11a}}
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*The '''Thunderfists''' - The Company of [[Berek Thunderfist]], renamed the [[Blackmanes]] upon the ascension of [[Ragnar Blackmane]]{{Fn|12}}
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*The [[Ironwolves]] - Renamed the [[Duskwolves]] in [[M42]]{{Fn|11a}}
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*The [[Firehowlers]] - Renamed the [[Runemarked]] in [[M42]]{{Fn|11a}}
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===Heresy-era Companies===
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*'''1st Great Company (''Onn'')''' — Known as the ''Breakers of Rings''. Consisted of at least 3,000 [[Terminator]]s. Commanded by the [[Wolf Lord|Jarl]] [[Gunnar Gunnhilt]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''2nd Great Company (''Twa'')''' — Known as the ''Thread Cutters''. Consisted of at least 800 [[Space Marine Veteran|Veterans]] and 60 [[Dreadnought]]s. Commanded by [[Jarl]] [[Holmi Longganger]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''[[3rd Great Company]] (''Tra'')''' — Known as the ''Eagle's Keepers''. Consisted of at least 9,800 Space Marines in [[Assault Squad]] and support armour roles. Commanded by Jarl [[Ogvai Ogvai Helmschrot]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''4th Great Company (''For'')''' — Known as the ''Blood-worm's Masters''. Consisted of at least 8,600 Space Marines in [[Breacher Squad]]s with self-propelled artillery. Commanded by Jarl [[Lufven Close-Handed]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''[[5th Great Company]] (''Fyf'')''' — Known as the ''Blood-Ice Storm''. Consisted of at least 10,000 Space Marines in mixed roles with light support armour. Commanded by Jarl [[Amlodhi Skarssen Skarssensson]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''6th Great Company (''Sesc'')''' — Commanded by Jarl [[Skunnr]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''7th Great Company (''Sepp'')''' — Known as the ''Wight-Flame's Wielders''. Consisted of at least 5,200 Space Marines in [[Space Marine Destroyer|Destroyer]] squads and immolation units. Commanded by Jarl [[Hvarl Red-Blade]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''8th Great Company (''For-twa'')''' — Known as the ''Slaughter-Fire Heralds''. Consisted of at least 9,500 Space Marines in [[Reconnaissance Marine|Reconnaissance roles]]. Commanded by Jarl [[Baldr Vidunsson]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''9th Great Company (''Tra-Tra'')''' — Known as the ''Serpents of the Battle-Moon''. Consisted of at least 7,900 Space Marines in support, heavy weapons, and [[Rapier]] units. Commanded by Jarl [[Sturgard Joriksson]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''10th Great Company (''Dekk'')''' — Commanded by [[Hemtal]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''11th Great Company (''Elva'')''' — Known as the ''Sea-Flame's Bearers''. Consisted of at least 9,200 Space Marines, primarily veterans drawn from [[Terra]] before the discovery of Leman Russ. Commanded by Jarl [[Varald Helsdawn]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''12th Great Company (''Tolv'')''' — Known as the ''Shield-Gnawers''. Consisted of at least 8,700 Space Marines in close assault roles. Commanded by Jarl [[Jaurmag]].{{Fn|13}}
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*'''[[Space Wolves 13th Great Company|13th Great Company]] (''Dekk-Tra'')''' — Known as the ''Corpse-Renders''. Consisted of at least 600 Space Marines, primarily light assault infantry. Commanded by Jarl [[Jorin Bloodhowl]].{{Fn|13}}
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*1: [[Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)]]
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*1: [[Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)]]:
 
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 14
 
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 14
 
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 17
 
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 17
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*2: [[Codex: Space Wolves (8th Edition)]]
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*2: [[Codex: Space Wolves (8th Edition)]]:
 
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 15
 
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 15
 
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 93 — ''Warriors of the Fang''
 
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 93 — ''Warriors of the Fang''
 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex Supplement: Space Wolves (9th Edition)]], pg. 12
 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex Supplement: Space Wolves (9th Edition)]], pg. 12
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness]] Rulebook, pg. 59
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness 2nd Edition Rulebook]], pg. 59
 
*{{Endn|5}}: [[First Founding (Background Book)]], pgs. 103-104
 
*{{Endn|5}}: [[First Founding (Background Book)]], pgs. 103-104
 
*{{Endn|6}}: [[White Dwarf 246 (UK)]], pg. 91
 
*{{Endn|6}}: [[White Dwarf 246 (UK)]], pg. 91
 
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition)]] - ''Companies of the Fang''
 
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition)]] - ''Companies of the Fang''
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]], Part 2, Chapter 4
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 24
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae''
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*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex Supplement: Space Wolves (10th Edition)]]
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**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 15
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**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 23
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*{{Endn|12}}: [[Grey Hunter (Novel)]] - Chapter 2
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*{{Endn|13}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight]] - pgs. 80-84
 
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The badges of the Space Wolves Great Companies at the time of the Thirteenth Black Crusade[7]

The Great Companies are the twelve primary organisational units of the Space Wolves, analagous to a Company in another Chapter. In defiance of the Codex Astartes, which dictated the reorganisation of the Adeptus Astartes after the Horus Heresy, the Space Wolves Chapter has twelve companies instead of ten.[1a]

Character and Organisation

Each Great Company is responsible for its own recruitment, maintenance, and running, each acting as a separate force altogether, each lead by a Wolf Lord in a semi-feudal system. The Wolf Lord of the leading Great Company is also the Great Wolf, the Chapter Master of the Space Wolves.[1a]

Great Companies are named and represented according to their current Wolf Lord as well as their past deeds and exploits. Some Great Companies have used dozens of sigils throughout their history, while others have maintained the same one for long periods. Each owns a sacred standard known as a Wolf Totem. Some like the Spirit Wolf have not been seen for millennia, while others like the Hunger Skull of Jorghun Vor are seen as bad omens.[3][6]

During the Great Crusade, each Great Company nominally consisted of 10,000 Astartes.[4] In M42, however, their size is unknown and varies by time or function. All that is known is that they are larger than typical Codex Space Marine Company.[5]

Current Great Companies

The 13th Company

Main article: 13th Great Company

There was once a 13th Great Company, and rumours still abound as to the reason for its disappearance[1b]. Some state that they disappeared into the Warp during the attack on Prospero, the traitorous Thousand Sons' homeworld; others claim they disappeared after the Primarch Leman Russ himself went missing. Regardless, there is currently hardly any information concerning the company in the Imperial records.[7]

Former Great Companies

Heresy-era Companies

  • 1st Great Company (Onn) — Known as the Breakers of Rings. Consisted of at least 3,000 Terminators. Commanded by the Jarl Gunnar Gunnhilt.[13]
  • 2nd Great Company (Twa) — Known as the Thread Cutters. Consisted of at least 800 Veterans and 60 Dreadnoughts. Commanded by Jarl Holmi Longganger.[13]
  • 3rd Great Company (Tra) — Known as the Eagle's Keepers. Consisted of at least 9,800 Space Marines in Assault Squad and support armour roles. Commanded by Jarl Ogvai Ogvai Helmschrot.[13]
  • 4th Great Company (For) — Known as the Blood-worm's Masters. Consisted of at least 8,600 Space Marines in Breacher Squads with self-propelled artillery. Commanded by Jarl Lufven Close-Handed.[13]
  • 5th Great Company (Fyf) — Known as the Blood-Ice Storm. Consisted of at least 10,000 Space Marines in mixed roles with light support armour. Commanded by Jarl Amlodhi Skarssen Skarssensson.[13]
  • 6th Great Company (Sesc) — Commanded by Jarl Skunnr.[13]
  • 7th Great Company (Sepp) — Known as the Wight-Flame's Wielders. Consisted of at least 5,200 Space Marines in Destroyer squads and immolation units. Commanded by Jarl Hvarl Red-Blade.[13]
  • 8th Great Company (For-twa) — Known as the Slaughter-Fire Heralds. Consisted of at least 9,500 Space Marines in Reconnaissance roles. Commanded by Jarl Baldr Vidunsson.[13]
  • 9th Great Company (Tra-Tra) — Known as the Serpents of the Battle-Moon. Consisted of at least 7,900 Space Marines in support, heavy weapons, and Rapier units. Commanded by Jarl Sturgard Joriksson.[13]
  • 10th Great Company (Dekk) — Commanded by Hemtal.[13]
  • 11th Great Company (Elva) — Known as the Sea-Flame's Bearers. Consisted of at least 9,200 Space Marines, primarily veterans drawn from Terra before the discovery of Leman Russ. Commanded by Jarl Varald Helsdawn.[13]
  • 12th Great Company (Tolv) — Known as the Shield-Gnawers. Consisted of at least 8,700 Space Marines in close assault roles. Commanded by Jarl Jaurmag.[13]
  • 13th Great Company (Dekk-Tra) — Known as the Corpse-Renders. Consisted of at least 600 Space Marines, primarily light assault infantry. Commanded by Jarl Jorin Bloodhowl.[13]

Sources

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