The idea was that wolves, in the absence of hunting, ceased to perceive humans as a threat and felt encouraged to approach ...

Long before Viking raids became legend, there were warriors who fought like no others — the Ulfheðnar, the wolf-warriors of Norse mythology. Covered in wolf pelts and consumed by fury, they entered ...

Inspired by Latino folklore and mythology, “Wolf at the Door” is a thrilling part of a cycle of gothic fairy tales by Marisela Treviño Orta (“The River Bride”) that asks, who is the real wolf at your ...

We tell children stories — like Aesop’s Fables, Little Red Riding Hood or the Big Bad Wolf — that implicitly teach us how to think about wolves. Many of these myths portray them as conniving, cunning ...

Early in Marlon James' astounding fantasy epic Black Leopard Red Wolf, a shape-shifting mermaid named Bunshi tells the tale of a powerful man destroyed by demons. "The Leopard," James writes, "his ...