Ragnar Blackmane
From Lexicanum
Ragnar Blackmane was born a barbarian in the local tribes of Fenris, of the tribe of the Thunderfists. He was chosen to be a Space Marine of the Space Wolves chapter by the Wolf Priest Ranek, during the sacking of his village by a rival tribe, the Grimskulls. He was chosen due to his extraordinary fighting talent, using beserker like rage to slay many of the invaders. Though dealt a fatal wound, he was saved by the medicine of the Astartes.
He was sent to one of the training camps on Fenris, and was eventually sent through the Gates of Morkai, in which he was subjected to psychic interrogation in the search for taint. While he almost failed due to his rage and hate of another aspirant, he passed and was allowed to drink from the Cup of Wulfen, and did not give in to the wolf spirit. At the end of his initiation rite he returned to the chapter fortress of The Fang bearing the pelt of a blackmaned Fenrisian wolf, a notoriously vicious breed. Ragnar soon became a Blood Claw, praised both for his actions slaying the traitor Madox on Fenris (though Madox returned to face him on three occasions) and assisting Inquisitor Sternberg in the reclamation of an Eldar talisman, pieces of which were scattered around the galaxy, including in an Ork invaded world, and a Space Hulk, but caused an uproar when he threw the Spear of Russ into the warp in a desperate attempt to stop the fallen Primarch of the Thousand Sons. While many, including Logan Grimnar, believed it to be the only way to save the chapter from annihilation, Ragnar was despised by many for the seeming loss of the relic to the enemy.
As a symbolic punishment, Ragnar was then made a Wolfblade, and was sent to Terra to guard an allied Navis Nobilite house, foiling a plot by The Fallen and racists in the houses of the Navigators. Along with his fellow Wolfblades, he helped recover the spear from Madox on the Chaos mirror world of Charys with the help of the Thirteenth Company.
He was later elvated from Blood Claw, straight to Wolf Guard and, as a result, completely bypassed the rank of Grey Hunter. This incredably rare feat was achieved after Ragnar single-handedly killed Ork Warlord Borzag Khan and his entire retinue in close combat.
After Ragnar's Wolf Lord, Berek Thunderfist, was killed in single combat with a champion of Chaos, it was Ragnar who hunted down and slew his former Lord's killer. As a result, Ragnar was elevated to Wolf Lord and took command of Berek's Great Company. He is the youngest battle-brother to ever reach such a rank.
Rangnar's own Wolf Guard consists of Brothers Egil (who went through basic training with Ragnar) and Gunnar, as well as many other.
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Trivia
- Blood Ravens artificers once crafted a Power Axe in Ragnar's honor, named "Gift of Blackmane", and intended to send it to Fenris as a gift. When informed of this, Ragnar is said to have laughed aloud and remarked, "Let them keep their trinkets." 2
