Icelandic horse them. Horses played a significant part in Norse mythology, and several horses played major roles in the Norse myths, among them the eight-footed pacer named Sleipnir, owned by Odin, chief of the Norse gods. Skalm, a mare who is the first Icelandic horse known by name, appeared in the "Book of Settlements" from the 12th century. According to the book, a chieftain named Seal-Thorir founded a settlement at the place where Skalm stopped and lay down with her pack. Horses also play key roles in the Icelandic sagas "Hrafnkel's Saga", "Njal's Saga" and "Grettir's Saga". Although written in the 13th
Odin Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota Odin Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota Odin Township is a township in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 206 at the 2000 census. Odin Township was organized in 1872, and named after Odin, the chief god of the Norse pantheon. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²); 34.6 square miles (89.6 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (2.53%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 206 people, 86 households, and 60 families residing in the township. The