Dog King (Norse)

Dog King (Norse)

Ancientwell-documentedNorse mythologymedieval Scandinavian folkloreScandinaviaNordic Europe
Origin

The Dog King is a human figure who was crowned king by a foreign power, specifically a 'conquering foreign power' which implies significant divine influence. This event appears to be anomalous and possibly ironic.

Appearance

There is no physical description of the Dog King in the source materials.

Abilities

The abilities and behaviors of the Dog King are not described in the source materials, only that a dog was made king by a foreign power, implying some level of manipulation or coercion.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • absurdity|moral
    its unusual circumstances

Wards

None recorded.

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Wikipedia: Dog King. cited in Wikipedia article on the Dog Kingwiki
well-documented