The Wolf in the Viking Era: Exploring Jungian Norse Wolf Archetypes in Germanic Myth, from Denmark Garmr: Guardian of the Threshold Between Consciousness and the Unconscious

AbstractThis paper presents a theoretical synthesis exploring Garmr, the mythic wolf of Norse cosmology, as an archetype of the death threshold within a Jungian framework. Drawing from depth psychology, Norse mythology, and cultural history, it argues that Garmr embodies the boundary between life and death, consciousness and unconsciousness, representing the psychological process of confronting repressed material and shadow aspects. Unlike other mythic wolves whose narratives emphasize destruction, Garmr’s role is as guardian and challenger at the threshold of transformation, symbolizing the