Talk:Age of Apostasy

The Invasion of Fenris
One of the more famous (at least amongst fandom) events in the Apostasy was the invasion of Fenris. It was fast, brutal and decimated the piecemeal force left behind by the Space Wolves to defend the Fang. Many of the great trees of Fenris, mighty trees older then the Imperium itself, were lopped for fuel and for building materials. The local population, despite hardy resistance (this being Fenris, where the first thing ever child is given when they can walk is an axe) was cowed into submission and servitiude. It was a holding effort from the remaining Astartes support staff, including kitchen hands, that relieved pressure on the population by waging a fierce geurilla war against the invaders orchestrated by none other then Bjorn the Fell-Handed, oldest of all surviving Dreadnoughts and companion of Leman Russ himself. Eventually, due to messages sent by the ragged defenders, the Wolves of Fenris returned and routed the invaders, liberating their homeworld and delievering what was (IIRC my fluff correctly) the first loyalist victory against Vandire.