Sleipnir has 8 legs, in fact each leg is doubled. Some representations show it with a split from the hips and shoulders, as two legs both distinct and joined together. Its coat is grey like a stormy sky, while its tail and mane reflect a darker grey. A legend tells that runes were engraved on the teeth of sleipnir at the request of the valkyries. Sleipnir is the incarnation of a great horse, very muscular. Loki, meanwhile, found himself impregnated by Svadilfari, and in due course became the mother of the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. Without the help of his horse, the builder was unable to complete the work on time. Not only did the Aesir gods cheat the builder so that they would not have to pay his price, but when they discovered that the builder was a giant, they summoned Thor to kill him with his hammer. In order to do this, Loki turned himself into a magnificent mare and used his charms to distract Svadilfari. Unwilling to pay the agreed price and blaming Loki for putting them in this situation, the Aesir gods demanded that Loki rectify the problem. How could one horse help the builder complete this mammoth task in time?With the help of Svadilfari the builder made amazing progress, and as the deadline drew near, it seemed that he would indeed complete the work. They believed that this made the task impossible, and that they would not have to pay the agreed rate. The Builder agreed on the condition that he could have the help of his horse Svadilfari. 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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