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In the European mind, wolves long stood as a symbol of baneful, uncontrollable nature. As far back as the time of Aesop in 500 BCE (Before the Christian Era), wolves in literature are portrayed as wicked villains and long-fanged, terrible beasts. Before the Middle Ages, wolves were nearly always the greedy thief, criminal trickster, or cruel remorseless murderer. The wolf does not fare well in the European imagination.

The wolf of the bestiary was reputed to have only one cervical vertebrae; thus he was unable to turn his head and look behind him.

This is, of course, just folklore. Wolves can turn their heads

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