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I have a question about Sleipnir?

I've seen him depicted with six legs in front and two in back, and I've also seen him depicted with four in front and four in back. Which is it?

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  • Bunge
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Sleipnir was an eight legged horse not a six legged horse !!!

    In Norse Mythology, Odin's magical eight-legged steed Sleipnir, was considered the greatest of all horses. Myth has it that the giant Loki after taking the form of a mare, mated with the stallion Svadilfari who gave birth to Sleipnir (whose name means smooth or gliding, and is related to the word "slippery" in English). Odin's steed, Sleipnir was capable of bearing him "over sea, through the air, and to and from the land of the dead."

    Here read this and discover the true "Santa" was in-fact Odin and it just got integrated into Christian folklore... I have a huge answer which pertains to all of this when I answer a question on Easter...

    http://www.helium.com/items/696803-how-the-steed-o...

    Also I pronounce it ~~~Slipp-ner~~~

    )o(

  • 1 decade ago

    in norse mythology it was 4 in front and 4 in back

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