Sleipnir Sleipnir In Norse mythology, Sleipnir (Old Norse "slippy" or "the slipper") 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", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Sleipnir is Odin's steed, is the child of Loki and Svaðilfari, 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 circumstances of Sleipnir's birth, and details that he is grey in color. Sleipnir is also
Jakten på Odin the Goths. The background for the project is described in two books, "Ingen grenser", 1999, Heyerdahl, Thor and Per Lillieström, Oslo: Stenersens forlag, and "Jakten på Odin—På sporet av vår fortid", 2001, Heyerdahl, Thor and Per Lillieström, Oslo: Stenersens forlag, . Jakten på Odin The Search for Odin (Norwegian: "Jakten på Odin") is the project title of Thor Heyerdahl's last series of archaeological excavations, which took place in Azov (Tanais) in Russia. Heyerdahl's intention was to prove the veracity of the account of Snorri Sturluson in the Ynglinga saga, written in the 13th century, about the origin of the Norse