More than werewolves?

Question

My friend and I were discussing werewolves, and she mentioned something she called "wylven." They're supposedly only in the shape of a large wolf and are relatively smart. I've been searching all over for information on them. Any ideas on these mysterious "wylven" or other forms of werewolves?

Answer 1

I checked several books and lexicons. There are several spellings and words used for WerWulfs, but none are wylven. The closest I could come in spelling a mystic meaning is a Wyvern, which is a two legged dragon.

There was a movie out years ago about "Wolfen" as large wolves in an urban setting that hunted and ate the homeless.

Answer 2

The wulver is a kind of werewolf that is exclusively part of the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is described as a man, covered with short brown hair but with a wolf's head.

Unlike most werewolves, the wulver kept to itself and was not aggressive if left in peace. He spent most of his time sitting on a rock, still known as The Wulver's Stane, fishing, and was reported to have occasionally left fish on the window sills of poor families. The last reported sighting was early in the 20th century.

Many people pronounce wulver as wylver or wylven in some parts of Europe.







































































































































































































































Closest information I could find.

Answer 3

She might have been trying to say 'Wyrwulf', which I believe is a German spelling of Werewolf. She could also have corrupted the name thrown around in the movie Wolfen, which was about very large and very strong and intelligent wolf like creatures that ate homeless people in cities. Personally, I would have forgotten the homeless people and gone for a better piece of meat, like Carrie's Mr. Big from 'Sex and the City'. He would probably have a lot more nutrients and marrow in his bones-marrow is a very good source of food, so eat up! forget Carrie, she is too bony. His brains would be very good too, healthy supplements.
Rmember, always eat right.

Answer 4

Well I've heard tales of an elder Werewolf that called himself Wylven.
I've never heard of that term used as another form of Lycanthopy.
The tale of Wylven is one told by elders to the younger werewolves...so if she were speaking of this she would have to know sometihing about the history or know an elder personally.
however there have been several myths of creatures that have been mistakenly called by such a name.
perhaps she was thinking of one such tale.

Answer 5

No such thing. Werewolves have been portayed as much larger than regular wolves and also keeping parts of the human mind which allows them to recognize people, avoid traps etc.

Answer 6

Never heard of them in over 34 years of reading on the subject. Must be a new myth.