 The Tängvide image stone is thought to show Odin entering Valhalla riding on Sleipnir Sleipnir is also a Japanese web browser. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is Odin's magical eight-legged steed, and the greatest of all horses. His name means smooth or gliding, and is related to the English word "slippery". The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ...
The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ...
The Stora Hammar stone. ...
For other uses, see Valhalla (disambiguation). ...
Sleipnir is a Japanese tabbed web browser, released by Fenrir & Co. ...
Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples, including those who settled on Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ...
For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ...
Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...
The birth of Sleipnir Thor, the Giant-Slayer, was away from Asgard slaying giants in the north, when a hrimthurs disguised as a human stonemason appeared, offering to rebuild the wall all around Asgard in exchange for the sun, the moon, and fair Freyja. The gods agreed, thinking that it would be good, since part of the wall was crumbling, and also believing the giant would never be able to complete it in the agreed upon six month time frame. The giant asked one thing: the use of his gray stallion, Svadilfari (literally, "slave", or possibly "ill-fated"). Loki quickly agreed before any of the other gods could reply. The work began. Using the stallion, the giant began building the wall, and was well on his way to receiving the sun, the moon, and Freyja. The gods, seeing this, became furious at Loki, and said if they lost the sun, the moon, and Freyja, they would torture Loki eternally (which happened later anyway). Then, as Svadilfari was dragging the final brick to complete the wall back to Asgard, Loki transformed into a beautiful white mare, and led the stallion away, angering the giant. When the giant began tearing down the wall, Thor appeared and smashed the giant on the head with his hammer, Mjollnir. Loki later gave birth to Sleipnir, the eight-legged steed of Odin, the offspring of the gray stallion Svadilfari and Loki when "he" was the beautiful white mare. For other uses, see Thor (disambiguation). ...
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In Norse mythology, hrimthurs (rime giant) is any one of the particular tribe of giants who are made of ice and inhabit a land of eternal cold. ...
A statue of Freyja at Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden. ...
In Norse mythology, Svadilfari was a magical stallion, owned by a hrimthurs (rime giant) disguised as a human stonemason, who built the walls of Asgard and whose name is uncertain. ...
For other uses, see Loki (disambiguation). ...
Mjolnir has inspired many works of art, such as this drawing. ...
The Eddas According to the Prose Edda, Loki returned to Asgard and gave the eight-legged gray colt to Odin, telling him that the horse was the swiftest on earth, and could bear Odin over sea, through the air, and to and from the land of the dead. According to Sigrdrífumál in the Poetic Edda, Sleipnir had runes carved on his teeth. The Younger Edda, known also as the Prose Edda or Snorris Edda is an Icelandic manual of poetics which also contains many mythological stories. ...
For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ...
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Look up Poetic Edda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Origin and interpretation It has been suggested that Sleipnir having eight legs is symbolic of the four men who carry a coffin, i.e. a steed to carry the rider into the underworld.[citation needed] It might also be a reference to a real horse with three toes, a genetic manifestation called polydactyly that occasionally happens when their two normally vestigial toes appear on the legs of a horse, usually without harm or interference to the mobility of the animal. Although rare, it has been seen, both in ancient times and contemporary. Note the three toes on each part of the legs in the manuscript displayed. Julius Caesar raised and rode just such a horse in a number of battles after it was declared an omen of good luck. Reports of this animal might have worked its way into the myth or have been considered a good omen among many cultures. Similarly, the eight-legged reindeer or the eight-legged horse is often encountered as a shaman's vehicle toward the world of spirits. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (592x764, 389 KB) Odin rides the eight-legged horse Sleipnir from the 18th century Icelandic manuscript NKS 1867 4to now in the care of the Danish Royal Library; taken from the English Wikipedia, see Image:Treated NKS sleipnir. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (592x764, 389 KB) Odin rides the eight-legged horse Sleipnir from the 18th century Icelandic manuscript NKS 1867 4to now in the care of the Danish Royal Library; taken from the English Wikipedia, see Image:Treated NKS sleipnir. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
This article is about the human congenital disorder (disease). ...
Later ideas Ásbyrgi (literally "Fort of the Æsir") in the northeast of Iceland is said to have been created when Sleipnir's hoof touched down. The Ãsbyrgi canyon is lying in the north of Iceland. ...
In Old Norse, the Æsir (singular Ãs, feminine Ãsynja, feminine plural Ãsynjur, Anglo-Saxon Ós, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuz) are the principal gods of the pantheon of Norse mythology. ...
A stainless steel statue of Sleipnir, designed by artist Stephen Field, is a prominent feature in the United Kingdom Midlands town of Wednesbury (which means Woden [i.e. Odin]'s hill).[1] Wednesbury is a town in Englands Black Country. ...
Familiar forms The name of Sleipnir is sometimes anglicized as "Sleipner", especially in old popular works. This form of the name is also the one most commonly used in Scandinavia. The orthography of the Old Norse language since the introduction of the Latin alphabet in Iceland is a thorny subject. ...
Popular Culture - The Digimon Sleipmon is inspired by Sleipnir
- In Saint Seiya the anime only character named Hagen, is the God Warrior of Merak; his robe is an 8-legged horse inspired in Sleipnir
- Two platforms were built to extract oil from the North Sea; the first - Sleipner "A" sank when it was first launched, due to incorrect strength calculation of the reinforcement elements. Sleipner "B" is designed to operate for 40 years.
- Heavy Metal band Manowar dedicated a song to Sleipnir in their album Gods of War (2007); this being a conceptual album on Norse mythology.
- In the popular MMO EVE-Online, Sleipnir is a Tech 2 Minmatar Battlecruiser, commonly known as a Command Ship.
- Slepnir is an enemy in Final Fantasy XII
- Sleipnir is an enemy in MMO World of Warcraft.
- In the Korean MMO Ragnarok Online, Sleipnir is the name of an extremely powerful "God-item."
- In Oh, My Goddess!(alternatively known as Ah, My Goddess!), Urd tamed Sleipnir to find a cure for her sister, Belldandy. Sleipnir made a later appearance in both the manga and the anime series.
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