Grand Annulus
The Grand Annulus is a location in The Fang, the Fortress-Monastery of the Space Wolves on the world of Fenris.[1]
At the centre of the Hall of the Great Wolf atop the Fang, it is a representation of the organization of the Chapter. Each outer segment is a separately carved stone inscribed with the runes of the Wolf Lord it represents. During feasts in the Fang, it is tradition for the Wolf Lords and their Wolf Guards to be seated within the area of the hall indicated by their "name-stone". The central rune, bearing the sign of the "Wolf that Stalks Between the Stars", indicates the position of the Great Wolf. The stone is rotated to show which of the Wolf Lords currently holds the coveted rank. As the Wolf Lords die their name-stones are removed from the Hall and taken to the Grove of Heroes, where they circle the oldest name-stone of all, that of Leman Russ himself.[1]
The Grand Annulus is a large slab, with each of its segments as wide as a battle tank and it takes a dozen of the strongest Space Wolves to lift just one. It is said that to shatter or damage one of the stones would condemn its Great Company to an ignominious end.[1]
The 13th Great Company has had its symbol removed from the Grand Annulus since the Battle of the Fang.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), pg. 15
- 2: Codex: Space Wolves (7th Edition) - Companies of the Fang
