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==History==
The unit's history reportedly dates back to an agreement between the Wolves' [[Primarch]], [[Leman Russ (primarch)|Leman Russ]], and the head of House Belisarius<sup>1b</sup>: in exchange for the Wolves' service, Belisarius supplies Navigators to serve aboard the Space Wolves' space fleet.<sup>1c</sup>
For most Space Wolves, assignment to the Wolfblade was not sought after, since it required separation from the rest of one's [[Great Company]], and there were few opportunities for the kind of glory associated with fighting as a Space Wolf<sup>1d</sup>. For that reason, many of the Wolves posted to the unit were somehow "misfits", and the posting was sometimes regarded as punitive or a form of exile<sup>1e</sup>. For instance, [[Ragnar Blackmane]] was assigned to the unit after losing the [[Spear of Russ]]. However, [[Wolf Priest]] [[Ranek]] told Ragnar that some of the [[Chapter]]'s greatest leaders were former Wolfblades, since the posting allowed them to become politically savvy about the inner workings of the [[Imperium]], and to make useful contacts therein<sup>f</sup>.
