Y'all remember that time when he slew a Carnifax by ramming a crack grenade down it's gob the backflipping off its chest as it detonated? Petridge farm remembers...

"At very ish" is now in my lexicon and has pride of place.

Ragnar is hardcore even by Astartes standards and even by Space Wolf standards which is certainly something impressive.

All father bless you Baldermort, you have done the young king justice for his deeds in this short but tenacious video 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺 As a loyal space wolf player myself I always appreciate a tasty morsel of vlka fenryka lore, Ragnar isn’t my favourite wolf lord but I believe he is the best of best!

You ever considered doing Bjorn the fell handed?

So much excitement for a ragnar video, then sadness as it is only an intro, but happiness that it may become more

Still watching your videos, still sober, still love ya, Balder's!

‘The galaxy is changing,.. Old Jarls lose their wisdom, young ones forget their strength. Stormcaller has dreams nightly that make him haggard, and he does not trouble easily. Even Grimnar laughs less than he did.’ The Wolf Lord placed his hands together again. Those deadly gauntlets, ones that had ended the lives of a thousand souls, formed a bulky pyramid...' 'Ingvar stood before Blackmane. Out of habit, his eyes ran over the Jarl’s armour, scanning for weaknesses, assessing strength, gauging the likely route of attack. The process was automatic with him, as unconscious an act as breathing. The experience was sobering. When Ingvar had last served as a member of the Rout on Fenris, he had barely known the name Ragnar Blackmane - a Blood Claw in Berek’s Great Company, already tipped for an illustrious future, but no more so than many of the headstrong berserks they pulled off the ice. Now, six decades later, the whelp had grown. Ragnar’s face still had the supple bloom of youth but his armour was scarred as badly as any other Jarl’s, draped with age-bleached trophies of a hundred kills and carrying the clenched-fist sigils of Berek’s old company amid the howling wolfshead device of his own. The blackmane pelt was slung over rune-graven shoulder guards, tight with weathering. A huge chainsword hung idle at his side, chipped and scratched from use. Ragnar smiled, exposing short, sharp fangs. Glossy sideburns ran down each jaw, each as black as the long top knot that mingled fluidly with the pelt on his shoulders...' '...The Young King had none of the grizzled majesty of Grimnar, nor the raw elemental potency of Stormcaller, but now that Ingvar had witnessed him in the flesh he finally began to understand why he had been elevated so far and so quickly... Ingvar felt his pride stir within him. It was hard to remember that Blackmane was elevated far above him in the arcane hierarchy of Fenris, that the Jarl’s word was law, that if he ordered Ingvar into the maws of Hel then he was honour-bound to obey without question. So young...' The Wolf Lord led his men onwards, coordinating the advancing packs with whispers across the short-range vox. For a time, it worked well. ‘Jarl,’ came a murmured voice. ‘To me, sire.’ Ragnar looked back over his shoulder, scarcely seeing Ulrik’s silhouette near a fallen wall. When even genhanced vision and a finely tuned retinal display struggled to pierce the murk, things were dire indeed. He crossed the shattered road in a low run and reached the Wolf Priest’s side. ‘Slayer?’ In reply, Ulrik brushed his armoured palm across a section of the tumbled wall still standing. A crude but complicated rune was marked there, cut into the stone. Scraped with a knife. ‘That’s… Cretacian,’ Ragnar said. ‘I know little of their tongue,’ said Ulrik. ‘Do you know this mark’s meaning?’ He did. Ragnar nodded, touching the scratched sigil with his armoured fingertips. ‘It’s my name.’ ‘Do you jest, Young King?’ ‘No, Slayer. It’s my name as a Cretacian hieroglyph. “Mane of Shadow”.’ He brushed more dirt away, revealing a series of smaller runic letters. Ulrik said nothing. He simply waited. ‘It’s a warning,’ Ragnar said. ‘Nightblade is dead.’ Razortongue’s voice echoed down the years, drifting through his mind. Luck runs out, Blackmane. Luck always runs out. ‘The Flesh Tearers are in the city. At least… they were. We need to reach the southern promethium refineries.’ ‘And why is that, sire?’ Ragnar bared his teeth in a rueful, weary grin. ‘Because that’s what these markings are telling us to do. And an actual mission that involves more than running, hiding and fighting in the dark until we die has great appeal. Gather the packs, Slayer. We hunt.’ Several thousand Imperial warriors were using the mountain fastness as a fallback base. Alongside the huge regiments of Imperial Guard soldiers were thirty Black Templars, a strike force of the supposedly extinct Shadow Wolf Chapter, an armoured battalion of the Subjugators and a recon detachment of Flesh Tearers Scouts. Over the coming days, the jarl’s warriors would be rearmed, resupplied and reinforced from the Einherjar fleet in orbit. However, the first soul to greet Ragnar was waiting when the gunship’s ramp lowered. Time had changed him, scarring his features more than the Young King recalled, and adding several bronze trinkets and honour badges to the warrior’s battered ceramite. He was from a Chapter that cared little for armour ornamentation, however. Little separated him from the appearance of a line soldier. The Flesh Tearer shook Ragnar’s hand, wrist to wrist in a warrior’s grip. ‘You live,’ he said. ‘I live, Vorain. How did you know we were down there?’ ‘It was your hunter, Drekka, who first got word to us. We went into the city to seek him, but he’d already fallen. You saw our warnings?’ ‘I saw them. The Allfather alone knows how many you must have scratched across the city for us to find even a few.’ ‘Even I cannot be sure. My Scouts have been ghosting through the ruins and taking heads every day for weeks.’ ‘Thank you,’ Ragnar said, humbled by the gesture. ‘We’ll speak again...' - Wolf Lord Ragnar Blackmane & his friend Brother Captain Vorain from the Flesh Tearer's Chapter, Scout Commander & Master of Recruits

He's a right tough bastard of a wolf to go toe to toe with the beast himself.

A legendary warrior of the space wolves who by reports has slain the prophet of gork and mork, a warrior without peer, and perhaps a warrior that’s is needed in this Dark Age of our glorious Imperium.

The thing with Ghaz, and to a lesser degree Ragnar, is they're legacy characters. They're from early early EARLY 40k back when the scale was much smaller, and most of the lore and history hadn't been written yet. Ghaz is supposed to be some big bad, and 30 years ago he was. Now he's competing for space against the Black Ork, who fought Horus, Dorn and Mortarion at the same time and won and the Emperor had to personally intervene with 2000 Custodes just go beat him, the entire War of the Beast and the Primorks who assaulted every single space marine chapter, Terra, Mars, and most of the Imperium at the same time and were only beat through the loss of Vulkan, all the Imperial Fist, almost half of the Chapters, trillions of humans, and required the founding of the Ordo Xenos, the Deathwatch and still took 100+ years of fighting, Urruk and the Ullanor Crusade that took 3 Primarchs, 3 entire legions, and according to the Forge World books was about a decade long and cost tens of thousands of Marine lives and almost crippled the entire Great Crusade. Hell I'd even put Snagrod as having done more than Ghaz. He at least won the battle he set out to fight. Ghaz has fought over the same planet, twice, and lost both times to only a few million humans and a few thousand Space Marines. Ragnar is the "Young King" and youngest Wolf Lord in the history of the Space Wolves...if we don't count the entirety of the Space Wolf Legion and the hundreds of Wolf Lords who were younger, 'cause the crusade only lasted 200 years and Ragnar was about 100 when he took command of his company. And even then the "Young King" part is getting old. The character himself, as the youngest wolf lord, has been around longer than Ragnar was supposed to have been Wolf Lord. He's only been in command of his company for a decade or 2 when the 13th Black Crusade started. I just feel like the setting has gotten out from under the lore of those two characters.

I started off with the William King Space wolf books and the Gaunt's Ghosts series. Love to hear about Ragnar even if his first books didn't quite age well, though I still like the idea of his fat space wolf sidekick.

I think leman would be proud of his son Ragnar Getting his ass kicked and recovering after and using his head to defeat the greenskin instead of charging straight back in to die is signs of a true warrior! Also baldemort I have a friend who plays orcs and he’s asking if there’s enough dakka

Being of Scandinavian ancestry myself I LOVE the Space Wolves! I'm covered in runic tattoos, I have braids in my hair and beard and have a bitching Fenrir arm band. My dear Baldemort, being the faithful servant that you are is there any possibility that you could sometime in the future do a detailed biology of Lehman Russ?

Ragnar is a badass! Started 28 years ago with the Space Wolves.

I just watched the last entry straight into this, so I’m on that Ragnar train

For the last two months i HAVE too watch at least one of your videos every day.Great work.

I give a hearty howl to you oh Lord Baldemort

I love all of your videos! Your narrative prowess is greatly appreciated, thank you!

Thanks for the lore Baldermort! Would love to see some lore about Bjorn the Fell Handed in the furture!

It's a wonderful day when I get a new update from Our Faithful Servant before work.

Reporting for deployment, Lord Commander Baldermort. The Emperor Protects.

Mighty Baldermort finally discusses my favorite chapter!!

Thank you once again for a fine offering Brother Baldermort

Just bought my friend the Prophecy of the Wolf for Xmas so he can play ol Raggie. He will love this vid! Great job as always Uncle Baldy!

Ragnar has alot of balls for his age, even going so far as to chuck the Spear Of Russ into Magnus' eye.

But does he 'sit' 'roll over' or 'play dead' yes he is a "good doggy" ........a Wolf is only loyal to the pack !

I can't wait for the full video on my favorite Space Corgis Much love Lored Baldy

WOOOOOO! Ragnar, Ragnar he's out man, if he can't do it, Bjorn can!!! (Nice one Sir:)

Another video on the space Wolves? Hell yes I love me some space wolves you just made my day baldermort

He is the hate of old times.

Thanks for yet another one. You're on fire Baldy!!

Arguably a space viking hero is the one most well matched against a great ork tactician, since they have plot justification to want to pull off insane acts of bravery, stubborn resistance or try crazy plans. With some luck they may use the contrast between the strategist and the improviser to show similarities, which could lead down some interesting directions indeed. A hero shapes crowds, war shapes heroes, what shape would the conflict with the Ghazghkull cast the space wolves into ?

I see my favourite marine and im happy, especially because it's coming from you Brother Baldermort!

Immersion Lord Bless You

Wolf lord with his wolf claws on his thunder wolf with his wolf brothers behind him 😉

I am so excited to listen to this with my workout tomorrow. Love your work Baldy!

One of my favorite loyalists, the Space Wolves. Happy to get more on Ragnar.

Can’t wait for a longer entry for Ragnar!

Good Sir, thank you for your introduction to one of our much beloved son's of Russ. The Trefoil legions tickle our imagination, in a galaxy that has enraptured it. TTFN!

Great video as always! I do miss the dramatic reading of the short stories when the videos don't contain them but on the other hand it makes those that have them even more special! I'm off to listen to your masterpiece of a video on the sons of Curze as I finish painting my unit of Night Lord raptors , yet another subject (along with the night goblins we talked about recently spoke to each other about)that I whole heartedly hope some day you will cover! Stay safe my friend and know your listeners appriciate all your hard work for us!

The space viking of legend

Cant till you get to the Carcharodons! Your style of telling would make them even more badass

My fave Warhammer character in a Baldemort video, aww yiss

OHHH YA! Ragnar Blackmane one of the first series I ever got for WH40k. My Dad loves the Space Wolves books and keeps asking me when they are coming out with more Ragnar books.

Love your vids! My favorite channel for lore hands down. Would absolutely love to see one on Tau. More specifically on the Farsight Enclaves. Keep up the great work.

Yes finally up to date again! The speed click was with me!

THIS! THIS IS THE VIDEO I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR!!!

I really love the amount of respect Baldermort treats the Vlka Fenryka, I have know clue what his favorite chapter is, but I always found he always gives respect where it's due.

Another great video! Thank you!

Yay Space Wolves!

It's not that Blackmane isn't worthty, he's an amazing SM, but Ghazghkull was always Yarrick and the men and women of the Steel Legion's bitter enemy. It just feels like GW ignores non Cadia and Catachan units so they don't have to make new models. I felt that the SW and Blackmane would be better suited hunting down CSM instead.

Great video old friend ! Keep up the hard work , always a pleasure my friend , 🙏

The real nystery is how is Blackmane able to keep his lucious locks out the chainsword?

Back in the day (when they were called Space Wolves - which bugged the buhjeeziss out of me), they were my first and only favorite. Thanks for this step into a new series. It should go quite well with your Orktober presents. Cheers🥃

WE LOVE YOU BALDERMOOOOOOORT

thank you for the stories and the info !

I loved reading the novels! Ty for doing a video on him! 😊

Brilliant work as always. I simply cannot wait to see what you do with Lukas the Trickster.

Finally. FENRIS HJOLDAR

I’m going to take a deeper look into this lore ✊🏽😁😁

The best remembrancer on the Internet.

Right into my veins/eyes/ears ❤️

Thanks for the new video, i was waiting for someone to upload this topic as i feel (Ork Player here), that this was a bit disappointing. I don't want to take anything away from Ragnar, but Ghaz is the Ork faction leader. Its true Dante also killed (lol) the Hive tyrant, but at least Dante is the figure head of Blood Angels if not one of the most prominent figures before Guilliman's revival for the entire SM faction. my second point is what a missed opportunity, Ork are engaged in War everywhere and Ghaz in known to be in a few conflicts, Octavia and Armageddon being 2 huge conflicts they could have chosen for this. Even Ragnar has better CSM/warp enemies that he should be chasing, especially being the emprahs exekusionar and that XP

More wolf stories boldly 👍

Space Wolves are my favorite and my first 40k love but I always felt like their official lore is often brushed over rather quickly, a lot of their novels feel like they exist far away from the rest of the imperium (which kind of makes sense), and I’m not sure why they keep getting further from the Viking aesthetics 🤔

Excellent! Thank you for referring to the sons of Russ properly. The Vlka Fenryka do not call themselves space wolves. The only other living space marine that could've matched Thrakka would be Dante

I always mix this guy up with Logan Grimnar😂. When i first saw the new model i was like: Are they going to make him an even more ridiculous primaris hover chariot as an addon?

Enlightening entry, thank you;)

Great ending Baldermort! 👍

:) Thanks for this video.

Another fine example of PURE UNADULTERATED ANGRY

Thank you so much for giving the wlka fenryka the respect they deserve good sir. You are the Attenborough of 40k lore. Please do one on bjorn the fell handed as you are the G.O.A.T

Great stuff!

Great Character!! Thank goodness he is on our side

Really, are Great Companies closer to Battle Companies, or more like Chapters in and of themselves? Because they've lost so many brothers recently that they have to be so much larger and more well equipped than a simple company to continue fighting on so many fronts.

Yaaaay new Baldy Vid!

What are the odds! Half way through reading the space wolf omnibus. Can't put the bloody book down!

More of the Vulka Fenrika, please!!!!

"A great company is approximately equal to a company ish very ish." I find that a lot funnier than it should be and it's also so true

All hail lord baldermort

I think I saw that guy in Sanctus Reach video game... Also, wolf cavalry, with axes, riding on Space Marine-sized wolfs, with axes. And I think they had better stats than bikes, which they also had, with axes. All-in-all, Orks wore axes better, and IG were better at the pathos and overcoming part... not to mention their campaign was short enough not to become stale. Pretty decent game, all things considered. I'd rate it 5/7.

Lovely!

The space wolves are increadible uninspired

I appreciate you big time for this one I don't feel like the Sons of Russ are getting much love lately and this heroic commander is a good place to start any chance of getting the wolf riders or rune priest?

Hope you do a video on Lukas the trickster. One of my favorite 40k characters

Separate comment. Hey Baldermort, I know this is a huge and unreasonable request, but I think it would bring quite a few views. Would you possibly do a tierlist/ranking/discussion of the mightiest and best of the modern Space Marines? I've often wondered how Dante would fare against Grimnar, and I would just love a large community discussion around the modern chapter Masters and the champions of each chapters. Can Lysander beat Helbrecht? And so on and so forth.

Kick ass as always.

Blackmane what a manly title . i wish it was my middle name. XD

Can you take a look at good old Imbram Guant and his ghosts soon?

It is indeed the other way around. Ragnar was one, if not the first, space marine character to have his own book series when Thraka waa just a Margaret Tatcher pun.

I know absolutely nothing about space wolves besides they turn into wolves.

Doing my part for the algorithm.

Lovind Baldy today, been on a spree w 9 likes, always like his vids just cause i cant love them lol

Great video again Off topic but Is there much lore on the old blood angles first captain Raldoron that you know about?

Last time I was this early the emperor could still walk

Space Wolf Cato Sicarius

I hate loyalist astartes but I have a box of of 10 space wolves and good 500pt mantis warriors tactical and assault dudes that I love

Jai Shree Ram

FER DA ORKS!!!!