Sleipnir
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In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Sleipnir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, writte
Depiction of Sleipnir in a detail on the Tjängvide image stone.
"Odin and Sleipnir" (1911) by John Bauer.
An illustration of Odin riding Sleipnir from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript.
An 18th century Prose Edda manuscript illustration featuring Hermóðr upon Sleipnir (left), Baldr (upper right), and Hel (lower right).
Svaðilfari
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In Norse mythology, Svaðilfari is a stallion that fathered the eight-legged horse Sleipnir with Loki. Svaðilfari was owned by the disguised and unnamed jötunn who built the walls of Asgard.
Sleipnir
…and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Sleipnir is Odin's steed, while also being the child of Loki and Svaðilfari. It is described as the best of all horses, and is sometimes ridden to the location of Hel. The Prose Edda contains extended information regarding the…
Loki and Svadilfari (1909) by Dorothy Hardy
A depiction of the unnamed master builder with the horse Svaðilfari (1919) by Robert Engels.