Monsters ยท Algonquian North America
Wendigo
A hunger spirit associated with winter, greed, and taboo appetite.
Legend File
The Wendigo is one of North America's most chilling cautionary figures. In many Algonquian traditions it represents more than a beast: it is hunger without limit, a warning against greed and cannibalism in the hardest winters. Modern retellings often make it antlered, but the older terror is moral as much as physical.
Source Framing
Algonquian oral traditions of northern North America; modern adaptations vary widely.
