But, surprisingly, Loki was the mother of Sleipnir, not the father. According to the story, in the early days when the nine worlds of the Norse cosmos were just being created, Asgard, the realm of the Aesir gods, did not yet have the mighty fortifications that surrounded it. The gods were approached by an unnamed builder, who offered to create magnificent fortifications for the home of the Aesir gods, in return for the hand of the goddess Freya in marriage, as well as the sun and the moon. The gods agreed on the condition that the builder complete the work within three seasons and with the help of no man. Like many of the amazing creatures of Norse mythology (such as Fenrir the wolf and the Midgard Serpent Jormangandr), Sleipnir was a son of Loki, the trickster giant that lived among the Asgardian gods. In North Mythology, Odin the Allfather is usually represented on his throne, accompanied by his ravens Hugin and Munin and his two wolves Geri and Freki. But Odin is also a warrior god, and when he goes to war, it is on the back of his horse Sleipnir (The origin of the name “Sleipnir” would come from the old Norse “the slipper” This powerful horse has the particularity of having 8 legs.
But what exactly made Sleipnir so special? The most famous Norse steed, however, was Odin’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir, who was unmatched in strength and speed. The Vikings were no exception, and Norse mythology contains several stories about exceptional horses. It seems that our ancestors loved their horses as much as we like our cars.
There are many stories of amazing horses in ancient myth and legend.
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