7 Weirdest Witcher 3 Enemies (And What They Represent)

Not your average werewolf, these lupine pals are the stronger, more aggressive variant of their continental brothers found on Skellige. Hunched over and walking on their hind legs, the Ulfhedinn have the appearance of what we'd usually expect from the legends of lycanthropes - but the clue is in the name for their inspiration.

A combination of Ulf (wolf, in Old Norse) and Heðinn (a piece of clothing with a furry hood), the name is roughly indicative of a warrior dressed in a wolf's pelt, which was a common practise for Beserkers back in the day. These were fighters who would attack in a trance-like state, driven by their rage and proficiency in battle to tear apart any foes, and sometimes friends, that stood in their way.

Whilst they were not literally wolves, but men who would bite and tear at their shields whilst destroying everything around them, their aptitude for destruction isn't dissimilar to that of the Ulfhedinn in The Witcher: a literal embodiment of the wolf-wearing ravagers on the front lines of Old Norse mythology.

Beserkers were said to have inspired the werewolf legend from their slipping in and out of this uncontrollable state. If you take into account that the Ulfhedinn of The Witcher have hair mainly on their head and shoulders, such as the beserkers would wear as a cape, this only further reinforces the game monsters finding inspiration in them.