5/5/2023 0 Comments Sleipnir tattoo![]() ![]() Some people believe that Sleipnir’s eight legs might be why Santa Claus has eight reindeer pulling his sleigh. Sleipnir appeared briefly in the first “Thor” movie. He also represents support and guidance for those who need enlightenment and protection. In modern advertising, Sleipnir is often used to symbolize athletic prowess. His legs symbolize speed, eternal life, power, strength, perception, transcendence, and travel. Sleipnir could bear his riders across the nine realms of Norse mythology. ![]() He can fly and run at the speed of light for long periods. The Marvel Universe depicts Sleipnir as possessing colossal strength, able to pull 10 tons and lift two tons. He was also valiant and, very importantly, able to transport Odin in and out of Hel, the land of the dead. ![]() The extra legs made him stronger, faster, and more powerful than any other horse in the nine realms. Sleipnir’s additional legs grew out of its shoulders and haunches. It depicts Sleipnir taking Odin to Valhalla – his eight legs clearly visible. The remaining image occupies the most prominent position at the top of the stone and is the one that will interest us most. Builders found the stones during the restoration of a church in Ardre (also on Gotland) at the beginning of the 20th century.Īrdre VIII, the largest of the stones and the best-known, depicts some scenes from Norse history., including Thor fishing for Jörmungandr, the tale of Wayland the Blacksmith, and Loki’s punishment for the death of Baldr. Sleipnir also features on one of the Ardre stones, a set of 10 tablets displaying runes and images dating back to the 10th century. The Swedish Museum of National Antiquities uses the rider’s image on the horse as its official logo. However, some analysts believe the rider is a dead Einheri that Sleipnir is carrying to Valhalla, and so the woman could be a Valkyrie. One interpretation is that the rider is Odin and the horse Sleipnir. The upper portion contains an engraving of a woman offering a drinking horn to a rider on a large, gray eight-legged horse. The stone is divided into an upper and a lower section, separated by a line of valknuts (a symbol of three interlocked triangles). The Tjängvide image stone is a Viking Age relic in Tjängvide, about 1½ miles west of Ljugarn in the province of Gotland, Sweden’s largest island. Their reproductions in print or digitally usually depict the horse as being gray. Two ancient carved stones contain images of an eight-legged horse. The Prose Edda contains detailed information concerning Sleipnir, including the background to his birth and a description of his coat being grey in color. His fellow pantheon had decided he was responsible for them agreeing to compensate a builder who Loki had seemingly set the impossible task of completing the fortification of Asgard in less than one season. Strangely, Sleipnir was born of Loki after the mischievous god had to resort to trickery to extricate himself from a tricky situation. Is Sleipnir Male or Female?Īlthough there does not seem to be much evidence indicating Sleipnir is a male, there is none to suggest the animal is female. He was “the best horse among gods and men,” according to the Prose Edda. Sleipnir was not a god, but he did belong to one – Odin, the supreme god of all Norse mythology. Some works and articles translate his name as “the one who slides.” What is Sleipnir the God of? Sleipnir means “The Slipper” or “Slippy” in Old Norse. It is pronounced “slayp-nir” with the stress on the first syllable. ![]()
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