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 Brotherhood Melton has written that, "The brotherhood has distanced itself from the racism that has infected Norse beliefs in the twentieth century and eschews the idea that there are either chosen peoples or master races". From the beginning, the Odin Brotherhood has included women in its membership. Odin Brotherhood The Odin Brotherhood is the name of an alleged group that practices the modern Pagan religion of Heathenry. The group first came to attention when Mark Mirabello published a book discussing the group and its beliefs, "The Odin Brotherhood", in 1992. According to Mirabello's account, the Brotherhood alleges to be the direct