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== History ==
Located on the direct [[warp route]] between [[Fenris]] and the [[Eye of Terror]],'''Garm''' was named after a [[Wolf Lord]] from the earliest days of the [[Chapter]], who had given his life defending the Space Wolves' [[Primarch]], [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]], from an attack by [[Magnus the Red]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] [[Chaos Space Marines]]. In recognition of this act of sacrifice, Leman Russ raised a cairn to Garm upon the spot of his death, laying [[Spear of Russ|his spear]] — a weapon which had wounded Magnus - atop the memorial and reputedly entrusting it to Garm's spirit.{{Fn|1a}}
This memorial grew over time into an important [[Imperial Shrine]], one zealously maintained and guarded by the inhabitants of the world, as well as watched over by the Space Wolves themselves. Also a place of significance to the Thousand Sons, Garm often found itself the site of battles between warriors from the two ancient foes.{{Fn|1a}} Because of these factors (and Garm's galactic location), the Space Wolves built a small outpost upon the world, one designed to act as a supply and repair base for the Chapter as well as to provide a small [[Astartes]] guard for the '''Shrine of Garm's Skull'''.{{Fn|1b}}
