Pušis (old Kęstutis wolf)¶

Summary¶

Pušis (“Pine”) is a grey old wolf with a split nose who served Kęstutis. At the exposure of Kirmėlė in the Trakai vault he is the one who says the Word: leave him to the bog, alive. In 1399 he leads the wolves who will not cross the Dnieper into the steppe; he does not follow Kalvis to the Vorskla. He stands in the Kūčios line when the wolves name Žiežirba in 1405.

Pušis (old Kęstutis wolf)


Type	character
Years	?–?
Status	The saga’s invention
Note	Grey old wolf who served Kęstutis; at Kirmėlė’s exposure in the Trakai vault he says ‘we leave him to the bog, alive’ (Book II ch. 11); stands in the Kūčios line of 1405 (Book III ch. 9).

Record vs saga¶

[The saga’s invention]: All of it; the Iron Wolves are ours.

Appearances¶

Book II: ch. 11, 29. Book III: ch. 9.

Relations

Ally: Spyglys (young ash-bearer) — Of the wolves left at the vault when Pušis leads the refusers away (1399); both stand in the 1405 Kūčios line.

Member of: Vilkatai (Iron Wolves)

Connections¶

graph LR
  iron_wolves["Vilkatai (Iron Wolves)"]
  pusis["Pušis (old Kęstutis wolf)"]
  spyglys["Spyglys (young ash-bearer)"]
  pusis -->|Member of| iron_wolves
  spyglys -->|Ally| pusis
  style pusis stroke-width:3px