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{{SpaceWolvesPortal}}The '''sagas''' of the [[Space Wolves]] [[Chapter]] chronicle their history and lore. Unlike other [[Space MarineChapter]] Chapters s they preserve the past through oral tradition rather than in written form.
The Space Wolves' custom of memorizing past events in sagas originates from the traditions of the native tribes of their [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld ]] [[Fenris]].<sup>3</sup> {{Fn|2}} It is the responsibility of the psychic [[Rune Priest (Space Wolves)|Rune Priest]]s to memorize these tales. Each of the Chapter's twelve [[Great Companies]] has its own history which is passed to aspiring Rune Priests as they move from one Company to another during their training.<sup>2</sup>{{Fn|1}}
==Known sagas==
===The Saga of Leman Russ===
'''The Saga of Leman Russ''' is an account of [[Primarch]] [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]]' s life as King of Fenris. It includes notable events such as his fateful reunion with the [[Emperor]]. It is the most prominent and revered saga of the Space Wolves and is traditionally retold by the Rune Priests each Allwinter's Eve.<sup>3</sup>{{Fn|2}}
===The War of the Giants===
'''The War of the Giants''' is a recount of the duel between Leman Russ and his brother-primarch [[Magnus the Red]] at the height of the battle for [[Prospero]].<sup>3</sup>{{Fn|2}}
===The Saga of the Weregeld===
'''The Saga of the Weregeld''' retells the events of the [[Siege of the Jarelphi Palace]], a conflict set in the years of the [[Great Scouring]]. It centres around the "Weregeld", mysterious and terrible beasts, which were employed by the [[Raven Guard]] during the hundredth day of the siege. To this day, the Saga of the Weregeld is only told in the darkest of nights by the Rune Priests. It is one of the few existing accounts providing evidence of the experiments Primarch [[Corax]] conducted to rebuilt the Raven Guard after the losses they suffered during the [[Horus Heresy]].<sup>4</sup>{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[Codex: Space Wolves White Dwarf 246 (3rd EditionUS)]]*<sup>2</sup>:US WD 246/[[White Dwarf 247 (UK WD 247)]]: Codicium Imperialis - Wolves of Fenris*<sup>3</sup>{{Endn|2}}:[[Index_Astartes#Index_Astartes_II|Index Astartes II]]: The Space Wolves*<sup>4</sup>{{Endn|3}}:[[Index_Astartes#Index_Astartes_IV|Index Astartes IV]]: The Raven Guard
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