Grimbloods
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Badge of the Grimbloods[1]
The Grimbloods are one of the twelve active Great Companies of the Space Wolves.[1]
Contents
Overview
The Grimbloods bare the mark of the Fire Wolf. In Fenrisian myth, the Fire Wolf burns hot without being consumed. Thus does the Great Company under Kjarl Grimblood use many flamer weapons[1]; they even have access to twelve Land Raider Redeemers. As a result, their Grey Hunters have a special rite of passage - once a Grey Hunter has killed his prey with flame, he has earned the right to paint his face with blood before each battle.[2]
Notable Actions
- M41 - The Battle of Medes 841 against the Draxian Hegemony[2]
- 999.M41 - The Hunt for the Wulfen. Kjarl and his warriors defeated a host of Daemons led by the Blue Scribes in the Hades Reach and recovered a handful of Wulfen.[3]
- 999.M41 - The Siege of the Fenris System. The Grimbloods fought with the Daemons of Tzeentch in the ancient heartwoods of Oshva Weald on Fenris itself. Kjarl divided his forces in two parts and managed to catch Daemons in pincers. Caught between the two jaws of Grimblood’s trap, the Flamers of Tzeentch were annihilated. After the battle Kjarl had a vision where The Fang was in magical flames, so Wolf Lord shared this information with the only person he could trust — Rune Priest Svangthir Ashbeard (because Kjarl didn't want people to talk that he have some strange 'visions'). The wise Rune Priest listened to him and agreed because his own divinations told him the same thing - soon the Fang will be attacked by Chaos forces
- M42 - Ambush at Gnarion Reef[8]
Noted Elements
Notable Vehicles
Notable Formations
- Flame Hunters - Skyclaw Assault Pack led by the Wolf Guard Svenbald.[7]
Notable Members
- Kjarl Grimblood - Wolf Lord.[1]
- Svenbald - Wolf Guard. Leader of the Flame Hunters Skyclaw Assault Pack.[7]
- Vurgir Greypelt[8]
- Drenn Redblade - Bloodclaw. Member of the Deathwatch.[5]
- Svangthir Ashbeard - Rune Priest.[4]
Images
Marine from Space Marine 2.
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Wolves (8th Edition), pg. 15
- 2: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), pgs. 16-17
- 3: War Zone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen, pg. 18
- 4: War Zone Fenris: Wrath of Magnus, pg. 71
- 5: White Dwarf 109 (2016) — Kill Team Cassius
- 6: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 127
- 7: Deathwatch: Redblade (Short Story)
- 8: Psychic Awakening: Saga of the Beast, pg. 14
