Battle of Varadon
The Battle of Varadon was a battle of the Tyrannic Wars.[1]
Overview
In 987.M41[Note 1], the Imperial world of Varadon, homeworld of the Shadow Wolves Chapter, was invaded by the tyranids.[1]
Despite the support of the Black Templars, the planet was overrun. The Wolves' fortress-monastery destroyed and every remaining Marine of the Chapter was killed.[1][Conflicting sources]
Trivia
Notes
- Note 1: The novel Helsreach states that the Battle of Varadon occurred eleven years prior to the Third War for Armageddon[1], which started in 998.M41.
Conflicting sources
In the novel Helsreach, Merek Grimaldus claims that the Shadow Wolves were completely wiped out in the Battle of Varadon.[1] However, the later novel Ragnar Blackmane depicts a detachment of the Shadow Wolves that were active in the 13th Black Crusade (in [[[999.M41]]).[2] It is possible that Grimaldus was mistaken and that some of the Wolves survived (whether they were not present on Varadon at the time or simply escaped its destruction) or that there are multiple Shadow Wolves Chapters.
Sources
- 1: Helsreach (Novel) - Armageddon (Anthology), Chapter V
- 2: Ragnar Blackmane (Novel), Epilogue