Lamb & Wolf; Biblical Tie-In?

MadHatHacker·Sep 25, 2015·2 votes·1,553 views

**DISCLAIMER: Not hawking religion, as I am not religious person. Show some restraint and keep your fingers off the caps lock, please. **

For those who have read the story associated with Lamb & Wolf (read it here if you haven't, it's pretty great: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/good-death), this should be some food for thought.

"The wolf will live with the lamb... and a little child will lead them." -Isaiah 11:6 "For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you." -Job 5:23 "...and the wolf and the lamb will feed together." -Isaiah 65:25

The first and third relate to King David, a tender of sheep and king, and interestingly enough the second relates to the story of Job, an individual who was tested by both God and Satan concurrently. The parallels are certainly interesting; make of it what you will, but it's something I noticed and I thought it might be a thought-provoking topic for discussion if I pointed it out.

4 Comments

TyroneWatermelonSep 29, 20151 votes

i dont think riot cares or take the bible as a source for champion lore,well sure its full of bs and magical crap of fairy tale stories,but its launguage are methods are too boring to understand

Ebonmaw DragonSep 29, 20151 votes

As far as i know, the symbol of the lamb, its usually used on the Bible to speak about Jesus and things like that... However "Lamb" the champion, its a representation of Death... so, i doubt that there are connections.

MadHatHackerOct 3, 20151 votes

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As far as i know, the symbol of the lamb, its usually used on the Bible to speak about Jesus and things like that... However "Lamb" the champion, its a representation of Death... so, i doubt that there are connections.

This is true, and to be fair I never said there were connections. But it's certainly interesting to think about, regardless of the accuracy or meaning.

And as for lamb and wolf, I agree that they are a personification of death, but death and rebirth are as intertwined as anything can be. A baptism can be seen as a rebirth, washing away the sins of the old person and destroying the identity of said individual; and there are many ways that Kindred is much more... ethereal? Spiritual? I don't know, but she is effectively a god or otherworldly creature whose presence is felt in Runeterra.

It's just food for thought, I wasn't necessarily implying that those three lines played any role, but it's just fun to go through and look at parallels, at least for me personally.

Atx the MajesticNov 2, 20151 votes

If you look at the symbols on the head, it is the symbol of the Nazarene, associated with Jesus because he grew up in Nazareth and was called the Nazarene, Jesus is also called the Lamb of God except the Lamb in this game has the Nazarene symbol upside down on the Lamb and the symbol of the Nazarene is instead on the Wolf, wolves kill, steal and destroy, the Lamb came to give life and give it abundantly.

I don't think that League of Legends should have brought this type of thing into the game, it is an impiety as far as i can see.