Horses in Norse mythology

thumb|300px|Loki and Svadilfari (1909) by Dorothy Hardy In Norse mythology, Svaðilfari is a stallion that fathered the eight-legged horse Sleipnir with Loki (in the form of a mare). Svaðilfari was owned by the disguised and unnamed who built the walls of Asgard.

Pair of horses in Norse mythology

in Norse mythology the horses of Dagr (day) and Nótt (night)

thumb|right|An artist's impression of Gullfaxi Gullfaxi (Old Norse: ) is a horse in Norse mythology. Its name means "golden mane".

thumb|right|200px|Grani and the sword Gram (mythology)|Gram, 2001 Faroese stamp In Scandinavian heroic legend, Grani (Old Norse: ) is a horse owned by the hero Sigurd. He is the horse that Sigurd receives through advice from Odin. Grani is a descendant of Odin's own steed, Sleipnir.

In Norse mythology, Gulltoppr (Old Norse: , "golden mane") is one of the horses of the gods. Gulltoppr is mentioned in a list of horses in the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál and in Nafnaþulur section of the Prose Edda. According to Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, he is the horse of Heimdallr. Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri assigned a horse to Heimdall in an attempt to systematize the mythology.

In Danish folklore, a helhest (Danish "Hel horse") is a three-legged horse associated with Hel. Various Danish phrases are recorded that refer to the horse. The Helhest is associated with death and illness, and it is mentioned in folklore as having been spotted in various locations in Denmark.

In Nordic mythology, Blóðughófi (sometimes anglicised Blodughofi and meaning "Bloody Hoof" in Old Norse) is the horse of Freyr and is attested in several þulur of horses.

Goddess and horse in Norse mythology