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| “ | He's a messenger. He comes from their homeland in the north with a message for Buliwyf. He is Wulfgar, son of King Hrothgar, a great king of the north. He comes to ask Buliwyf for help. His father's kingdom is under attack. Their village is destroyed. They are menaced by an ancient evil, a terror. A terror that has no name. A terror that must not be named. | „ |
| ~ Melchisidek, translating Prince Wulfgar's message to ambassador Ahmad ibn Fadlan on a nameless, ancient, terror. |
| “ | I was wrong. These.... are not men. | „ |
| ~ Ahmad ibn Fadlan, on the Wendols cannibalistic true nature, after discovering that their lair is filled with enormous piles upon piles of the skulls and bones of their slain victims. |
The Wendol also known as "The Eaters of the Dead", are the primary main antagonists of the 1999 action thriller film "The 13th Warrior", which is based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead, which is a loose adaptation of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan's historical account of the Volga Vikings.
Appearance[]
The Wendol are incredibly tall beings that tower over most normal human beings. They are beastly creatures, that are manlike in every respect, yet not as any man put upon the face of the Earth. They were hairy, squat, and broad. Their large heads marked by sunken eyes and their eye-brow's formed not out of hair, but bone. Their jaws and mouths were similarly oversized, filled with sharp teeth, often grown down and flattened. Their feet were likewise a cross between beast and man, and each toe ended in horns or some kind of claw-like appendage.
Society, Culture, & Behavior Traits[]
The Wendol are an ancient evil so frightening that even the bravest viking warriors dare not mention or even whisper their name. They are a vicious race of primitive, yet ruthless, savage, bloodthirsty, humanoid tribesmen that live mostly in huge underground caverns located deep within the depths of a forbidden forest not far from the "Thunder Cliffs" a menacing tree-topped cliff located three to four miles from the main viking village.
As their name suggests, the Wendols are cannibals, meaning they primarily eat human flesh, suggesting a carnivorous diet. They even take the heads of their victims as food or to display as trophies. They not only killed their victims not just for sustenance, but also for sport and pleasure, mercilessly slaughtering, r*****g, and killing any innocent unarmed men women, and yes.... even defense-less children without pity, compassion, or remorse whatsoever, which even the Wendol themselves simply lacked, as they say literally anything and everyone as their enemies. They are shown to have no fear whatsoever of their enemies, and they are also known to tolerate pain and injuries that would otherwise kill a normal human being.
The Wendol are known to retrieve the bodies of their fallen comrades, implying that they want to either cover their tracks or to not allow their enemies the single chance to inspect the bodies for inspection.
The Wendol do possess some form of communication, as their language consists of mostly guttural primitive dialect that even vikings cannot understand. The Wendol do have leaders as for example the Wendol Leader, served as the chief. He is identified by the "Horns of Power" head-dress he wears into battle, whenever he leads the Wendol armies into battle. Both the Wendol Leader and his tribe are known to worship the The Mother of the Wendol, the only female member of the tribe as a goddess of some religious importance, suggesting that the majority of the Wendol seen are mostly male with very few females among their population.
The Wendol are also known to be creatures of the night, meaning they were primarily nocturnal, but they were rarely seen during the day. They usually only ever emerge from their dwellings to attack settlements mainly around sundown or during night when the fog is thick, giving them the advantages in ambushing their enemies.
Abilities, Skills, & Technology[]
The Wendol may appear to be primitive, but do not underestimate them as they're a very resourceful and clever people having lived in the forest their entire lives. They're fast, agile, and... the Wendol themselves are incredibly strong, strong enough to brutally rip off and even tear apart a full grown man's head off with just their bare hands. They even dress themselves up as bears in order to frighten and terrify their enemies while acting like bears themselves. They are expert horsemen, having tamed many wild horses that the Wendol use to carry their warriors into battle. The Wendol use primary clubs, throwing spears, arrows, bear claws, flaming torches, and anything that the Wendol themselves wield with deadly effectiveness. This is proof that the Wendol themselves are not to be underestimated even in combat, as they're dirty fighters.
History[]
When Ahmad ibn Fadlan, an educated Arab poet after falling in love with a beautiful woman is officially named ambassador to his people and is sent to foreign lands by his king as punishment for a courtly indiscretion. When his caravan is attacked and chased by nomadic tribeman called Tartars, they are ultimately saved by the timely intervention of the Northmen, a group of vikings. Ahmad ibn Fadlan and an old friend of his father's Melchisidek, then go down to the Northmen encampment and are sad to discover from a friendly viking named Herger, The Joyous that the former king has died, and that Prince Buliwyf is now heir to the throne.
After witnessing a viking funeral, the viking encampment then recieves an unexpected visitor Prince Wulfgar, the youngest son to the good ruler Hrothgar. He asks Buliwyf for help as his father's kingdom is unfortunately being attacked by a ancient, formidable, and nameless terror that attacks without warning. When Buliwyf asks their resident oracle woman known as the "Angel of Death" on how many men they should send, she declares that thirteen men must go to confront this evil. The twelve Northman who are included in the group are Skeld, The Superstitious... Weath, The Musician... Rethel, The Archer... Roneth, The Rider... Halga, The Wise... Helfdane, The Fat... Edgtho, The Silent... Hyglak, The Quarrelsome... Ragnar, The Dour... Haltaf, The Boy... Herger, The Joyous... and Buliwyf, as the leader of the group. And finally Ahmad ibn Fadlan is ultimately recruited to serve as the thirteenth member of a group of Norse warriors led by Buliwyf, who answer the call and began embarking on their great journey to their homeland.
People[]
- The Wendol Leader - the film's main antagonist and leader of the Wendol.
- The Mother of the Wendol - She's the priestess and one of the leaders of the Wendol.
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- In the afterward of Eaters of the Dead, Crichton explained that the Wendol were the last remnants of the Neanderthals, and in both the film and the novel they are presented as a savage, archaic tribe.