Achtmaal - Fenrir

A centuries old Nordic myth alive and kicking

It is pretty topical: a wolf emerging in Achtmaal. This animal was seen several times and left its traces in the outside area of the village. What is remarkable, the design of the hamlet of Achtmaal appeared shortly after spotting the wolf for the first time. That makes one wonder if more is going on than just a myth.

In September the big bad wolf will be seen in maximum sizes. Werner van Aert already had the idea of building a wolf for some time and this year Marc Roelands and Luuk Wouters will help him. “In my opinion the atmosphere with a corso float is very important. The Nordic mysteriousness grabbed my interest. The starting point however was the wolf itself, later followed by the myth.

For Fenrir is no ordinary wolf, but a being from the underworld of the Nordic mythology that is a threat tot he other gods. To face this threat they invented a solution in Achtmaal. “Because of his strength he is chained up “, Werner and Luuk explain.  “You can see by his grinning head that he is looking for a next victim , and this manner  we make him move through Zundert.” By using several moving elements in the design Fenrir will come to life. So petting will be hard, for he will surely bite !”

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For the three designers of Achtmaal this is the first design they can work out. Luuk Wouters (22) works as a mechanic, Marc Roelands (22) works a an electric engineer. Werner van Aert (29) is an interim financial controller.

Original Dutch Text: Kris Verdonk
Translation: Emile Wassenaar
Photo: Eefje Fotografie 

Hamlet Achtmaal
www.buurtschap-achtmaal.nl

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