talesoffjords:Sleipnir:The eight legged horse of Odin, the Allfather of the Aesir. The horse is al
talesoffjords: Sleipnir:The eight legged horse of Odin, the Allfather of the Aesir. The horse is also a child of Loki along with Narfi, Hel, Jormundgandr and Fenrir.One time, in Asgard the gods decided to get a wall built around Valhalla. A Jotun offered this service, and he wished nothing in exchange, except if he could have the wall finished in relatively short time, he’d want Freya as his wife. Loki agreed upon this without the other gods consent, as he believed he wouldn’t be able to.When the gods found out the terms, they were pissed with Loki. He had to explain and they didn’t believe he’d finish up in time either.This however, did almost happen, as his horse was magical. His horse was incredibly strong so the wall was built really really fast.When the construction neared its end, the gods told Loki to fix the mess, as Freya wasn’t pleased with the agreement.Loki’s only choice was to transform into a female horse, and lure the Jotun’s horse away, and thus became the mother to the eight legged horse, Sleipnir. -- source link