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==History==
The 13th Great Company was formed from the followers of [[Leman Russ (primarch)|Leman Russ]] from his days on [[Fenris]], before the coming of the [[Emperor]]. As such they were known as the "Greybeards" to the rest of the Legion, while they referred to themselves as the "Wolf Brothers".{{Fn|3}} They fought in the [[Battle of Dulan]], led by [[Praetor (Rank)|Jarl]] [[Jorin Bloodhowl]],{{fn|11a}} and later fought under Jarl [[Bulveye]] as part of the 954th [[Expeditionary Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Kernunnos]]{{fn|3}} and the [[Battle of Prospero]], where they disappeared.{{Fn|8}}
===Disappearance===
The 13th Great Company was lost during the Space Wolves' pursuit of the [[Thousand Sons]], following the [[Burning of Prospero]], though the exact circumstances were considered a mystery to the Space Wolves of the [[M41|41st Millennium]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}} One legend states that the members of the 13th Company swore to hunt their foes down until every last one of the cursed marines was slain, no matter how long it took, nor where the traitors fled.{{Fn|2}} At Although at the time of their disappearance, [[Bulveye]] was [[Wolf Lord|Jarl]]{{fn|8}}, although in the 41st Millennium the Space Wolves believe [[Jorin Bloodhowl]] was [[Wolf Lord]] of the 13th{{Fn|1c}}. Several members have since claimed the title '''Jarl'''{{fn|10b}} or '''Wolf Lord'''.{{fn|7}}
They vanished from Imperial records, and their stone on the [[Grand Annulus]] (the record of Space Wolf Great Companies in the Great Hall of the [[Fang]]), was replaced by a black slab of obsidian.{{Fn|1b}} Since then, the subject of the 13th Company has become taboo among the Space Wolves, and it is forbidden to speak of them except in whispers.{{Fn|1c}}. The black stone on the Grand Annulus has come to represent all the Great Companies in the [[chapter]]'s history that have disappeared, been destroyed in battle, or turned renegade.{{Fn|1c}} Before their disappearance, their totem was the sign of the [[Wulfen]], but no Great Company has used that badge since the Heresy.{{Fn|1c}}
===Notable Members===
*[[Jorin Bloodhowl]] - [[Wolf LordPraetor (Rank)|Jarl]] during the [[Great Crusade]]{{fn|1c11a}}
*[[Hjalmar Stormfist]] - '''Wolf Lord'''{{fn|7}}
Bulveye's Hunt
*[[Bulveye]] - [[Wolf LordPraetor (Rank)|Jarl]]at end of the Great Crusade{{fn|3}} and [[Battle of Prospero]]{{fn|8}}
*'''Torvald the Reaver''' - [[Rune Priest (Space Wolves)|Rune Priest]]{{fn|2a}}
Grimur Red Iron's Hunt
