In the early days of Asgard, following a war between the gods, a giant offered to build a massive protective wall around Asgard, promising completion within a year. Like many Norse stories, the birth of Sleipnir begins with a feisty giant. You May Also Like: Mysteries of Surt’s Cave: Bandits, Mutilations, and the Fire Giant Loki and Svaðilfari A notorious shapeshifter, Loki perhaps got more than he bargained for in this episode. That’s right – Loki, the trickster god, adopted son of Odin and brother of Thor. The mare who bore the mystical steed was none other than Loki. However, Sleipnir was born of no normal mare. According to Snorri, the great horse was sired by a remarkable stallion named Svaðilfari. The Prose Edda, composed by Snorri Sturluson, a thirteenth-century Icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, documents Sleipnir’s most unconventional origins. The name Sleipnir means something akin to “Fast-Traveler.” His name derives from the Old Norse adjective sleipir, meaning slick or slippery.
An artist depiction of Odin riding his eight legged horse, Sleipnir. Few of these creatures is as well-known as Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse of Odin. The Aesir, including Odin, Thor, Loki, Heimdall, and Freyr, oversee these worlds alongside a panoply of sentient and powerful animals. Norse mythology offers modern readers a wondrous world of giants, elves, monsters, and a massive ash tree, Yggdrasil, that connects nine encircling universal realms.
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