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The raiding party killed many members of the pack, including the she-wolf and one of his wolf brothers. Leman Russ was shot many times, and then captured, and brought, bound and gagged before King Thengir. Leman Russ proved himself to be more than just another wolf, and was eventually taken in by the king himself. Among men for the first time, Leman quickly learned their skills, showing a natural aptitude for the way of the warrior. He learned to speak, and mastered their weapons - iron axes and swords. He was quick to roar with laughter or sing tunelessly and he slowly realized that he was more human than wolf, but superior to both. Eventually, Leman Russ became sufficiently civilized to warrant a true name. The King named him Leman (Leman of the Russ). Later in his life, he is said to have been able to turn back whole armies of the king's enemies by himself without a scratch, to tear whole oak trees from the ground and snap them over his back, and to wrestle Fenrisian Mammoths to the ground. When King Thengir died, there was no question as to who should succeed him. Therefore, King Leman Russ took to the throne.{{Fn|7a}}

He was said to have been the best leader, no one could stand against him and it was not long before the tales came to the [[Emperor]]'s notice. The Emperor recognized this figure as a Primarch and travelled to Fenris. He entered Russ's court, cloaked in runes of disguise and confusion. The natives shrunk from this new presence. Russ refused to pay him homage as the Master of Mankind. Russ challenged the Emperor to a series of tests. The first challenge was an eating one, this the Emperor lost.{{Fn|7a}} The second challenge was a drinking one. This the Emperor also failed.{{Fn|7a}} For the third challenge Russ boasted he could defeat the Emperor in combat. This time, after hours of intense brawling the Emperor eventually defeated Russ, felling him with a blow from his mighty power glove. Leman admitted defeat and swore to serve the Emperor.{{Fn|7a}} The first of his brother Primarch's he met was [[Horus]], at that time the only other of the Emperor's sons discovered. Russ learned [[Gothic]] in just a few days, and recognized Horus' jealousy and disdain for his savage ways. Despite this, Russ expressed a desire for friendship and wanted to brawl with his brother.{{Fn|25}} Just weeks later, Russ was placed at the head of his Legion (newly named the [[Space Wolves]]) and joined the [[Great Crusade]]. He was armed with a thrice blessed suit of power armour and a new sword forged from the maw of the [[Kraken (Sea Creature)|Great Kraken]] ''Gormenjarl'' and reputably, the blade could cleave the ice mountains of Fenris in half.{{Cite This}}

Despite being considered "ill-tempered" and "argumentative," Russ was held in great esteem by his brother, [[Roboute Guilliman]], who privately referred to him, along with [[Rogal Dorn]], [[Sanguinius]], and [[Ferrus Manus]] as ''"the [[dauntless few]],"'' the four [[primarch]]s who could be counted on to carry out their father's designs. Guilliman once said that he could win any war, outright, if he had one of those four and his [[Legion]] alongside the [[Ultramarines]].{{Fn|11}} Such was Russ' deadly abilities and loyalty that the Emperor appointed him as his unofficial '''Executioner''' and "Enforcer", and it is suggested he had something to do with the fates of the [[Lost Primarchs]].{{Fn|15}}

==Horus Heresy==

Many years passed, and many more battles. Thousands of worlds were reclaimed by the [[Imperium]], but eventually the golden age came to an end. The Emperor sent Leman Russ and his Space Wolves to deal with [[Magnus the Red]] and the [[Thousand Sons]] legion, who the Emperor believed to be the true heretics; Magnus had used sorcery to warn the Emperor of [[Horus]] after being told not to and nearly ruining his secret [[Golden Throne|project]]. Horus, seeking to either eliminate or turn the Magnus, manipulated Russ into launching an all-out assault on the Thousand Son homeworld of [[Prospero]] as opposed to simply bringing Magnus back to Terra.{{Fn|18}} In an attempt to find a peaceful solution with the Thousand Sons Russ sent a plea through what he thought was a [[Hidden One]], [[Kasper Hawser]], though in truth he was a [[Chaos]] pawn and thus the message was never received.{{Fn|8a}} Ultimately Prospero was assaulted and bombarded. Thousands died within days. In the final battle between Russ and Magnus, it is said that Russ blinded Magnus and then broke the Cyclops's back over his knee, and just as Russ was about to deliver the final blow, Magnus used his sorcery to escape.{{Cite This}}

In 211.[[M31]]{{Fn|12}} Russ, at a great feast with his Legion in attendance, stood and said: "In the end I will return. For the final battle. For the Wolf Time." He then left the Fang and embarked into the Eye of Terror accompanied by his personal retinue bar one — [[Bjorn the Fell-Handed]], who remained on Fenris in the role of [[Great Wolf]]. The tale of his disappearance is retold every thousand years by Bjorn, now the oldest [[dreadnought]] alive. Every once in a while, the Space Wolves embark on what is called the [[Great Hunt]] to search the galaxy for their missing leader. Though they have searched far and wide, they still haven't found any sign of their Primarch. Many within the Space Wolves believe that Russ has sought out the [[Tree of Life]] to restore the [[Emperor]] to health.{{Fn|16}} Apparently The Wolf Primarch's Arch-nemesis Magnus knows the Wolf King's whereabouts, but keeps it secret.{{Fn|5}}

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