Skoll
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In Norse mythology, Sköll was a wolf that chased the sun (Sol) through the sky every day, trying to eat her. Sköll has a brother, Hati, who chases the moon. Both are supposedly brothers/sons of Fenrir. At Ragnarok, both Sköll and Hati will succeed in their quests.
Skoll in Popular Culture
- In Final Fantasy X one of the many fiends in the game is a wolf named 'Skoll'
- In Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, the Skoll is the head enforcer and bodyguard to the Ulfric, the werewolf king. (The Hati is his second.)
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