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Following the disappearance of [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ ]] after the [[Horus Heresy]], the [[Space Wolves ]] waited for his return. Every year, his place was laid at the feast table, and every year his great drinking horn was filled, in case he should return. The years slunk past and still he did not come. After seven years, the surviving [[Wolf Lords Lord]]s gathered and elected [[Bjorn]] their leader, awarding him the title [[Great Wolf]]. Bjorn gathered all his warriors together in the [[The Fang|Hall of the Fang]], and announced the first Great Hunt. Russ’ people would seek out their master if it took the rest of time to do it. So did the twelve Great Companies take to their ships and sail forth in separate directions across the Sea of Stars.{{Fn|1}}

The tale of their deeds is too long to recount in full save on Allwinter’s [[Allwinter's Eve]], when the [[Rune Priest]]s gather to chant the sagas. They sought [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ ]] on many worlds and in many places. They fought intense battles against [[alien]]s and overcame voidspawn and raging [[Daemon]] alike. The [[Space Wolves ]] hunted in this dimension and the next, but of Russ they found no sign, until eventually they were recalled to [[Fenris ]] bearing naught but tales of their adventures. Thus the first Great Hunt ended in failure. Since that day there have been many other Great Hunts – on {{Fn|1}}, but before they begin one, the Chapter's Rune Priests will tell the sagas of their [[Battle Brother]]s and their [[Primarch]]. Doing so inspires the Space Wolves to achieve the greatest heights of courage and heroism.{{Fn|5}} On occasion, Russ has appeared to a [[Great Wolf]] or [[Rune Priest ]] in a vision and told him it is time. These are periods of daring deeds and high adventure, when the [[Chapter]] takes to the Sea of Stars to seek their lost leader. Though they have never been successful in their goal, each Great Hunt has struck a decisive blow against the enemies of Mankind.{{Fn|1}}