Sleipnir horse Grani, and the narrative adds that the old man was none other than (the god) Odin. Sleipnir is generally considered as appearing in a sequence of events described in book I of "Gesta Danorum". In book I, the young Hadingus encounters "a certain man of great age who had lost an eye" who allies him with Liserus. Hadingus and Liserus set out to wage war on Lokerus, ruler of Kurland. Meeting defeat, the old man takes Hadingus with him onto his horse as they flee to the old man's house, and the two drink an invigorating drought. The old
A Man Called Horse (film) A Man Called Horse (film) A Man Called Horse is a 1970 American-Mexican Western film starring Richard Harris and directed by Elliot Silverstein. It is based on the short story "A Man Called Horse" by the Western writer Dorothy M. Johnson, first published in 1950 in "Collier's" magazine and again in 1968 in Johnson's book "Indian Country". The basic story was used in a 1958 episode of the TV show "Wagon Train" titled "A Man Called Horse". Partially spoken in Sioux, the film tells the story of an English aristocrat who is captured by the Sioux people. English aristocrat John