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Odin rides to Hel
"Odin Rides to Hel" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood.

In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is the eight-legged horse that is the favorite horse of Odin. It was created by Loki and then given to Odin as a gift. For this, it is said that Loki had to change himself into a mare (female horse) and then give birth to the eight legged horse.

Images for kids

  • Ardre Odin Sleipnir

    Depiction of Sleipnir in a detail on the Tjängvide image stone.

  • Odin and Sleipnir - John Bauer

    "Odin and Sleipnir" (1911) by John Bauer.

  • Odin riding Sleipnir

    An illustration of Odin riding Sleipnir from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript.

  • Treated NKS hermodr

    An 18th century Prose Edda manuscript illustration featuring Hermóðr upon Sleipnir (left), Baldr (upper right), and Hel (lower right).

  • Odin, Sleipnir, Geri, Freki, Huginn and Muninn by Frølich

    Odin sits atop his steed Sleipnir, his ravens Huginn and Muninn and wolves Geri and Freki nearby (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.

  • Hading og den enøjede Gamle

    "Hadingus and the Old Man" (1898) by Louis Moe.

  • Asbyrgi Canyon Iceland 2005

    The horseshoe-shaped canyon Ásbyrgi.

  • Bildstenen Volundstenen

    The Ardre VIII image stone

  • Ardre Odin Sleipnir

    Detail of figure riding an eight-legged horse on the Tjängvide image stone but it is low resolution.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Sleipnir para niños

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