MADE IN THE USA - The materials in this stamp are sourced from top US companies and assembled in our Sniggle Sloth California facility to form a high-quality product you'll cherish for years. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir / slepnr / ( Old Norse: slipnez 'slippy' 1 or 'the slipper' 2) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Use with traditional stamp ink pads, acrylic or watercolor paints, and more. TOP QUALITY - The long natural hardwood handle keeps fingers away from the ink to eliminate smudging and messes. The creative possibilities are only limited to your imagination. He was also not infrequently depicted as a centaur. He has eight legs and can fly through the sky as well as travel underwater. The Prose Edda contains extended information regarding the circumstances of Sleipnirs birth, and details that he is grey in color. Sleipnir The steed of Odin in Norse mythology. Snorri also lists the other ten horses belonging to the Twelve. Sleipnir has eight legs, and according to Snorri hes grey in color. After Loki gave birth to him, he made Sleipnir a gift to Odin. Sleipnir is described as the best and fastest of all horses. The best and most famous horse in Norse mythology is, of course, Sleipnir, The son of Loki by the stallion Svaðilfari. He is the son of Svaðilfari and the god / jötunn Loki, the latter of whom is actually his mother, having given birth to Sleipnir in the form of a mare. Use alone or combine with other Sniggle Sloth stamps to create fun borders, wreaths and other designs. Sleipnir is Odins 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. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir ( Old Norse: 'slippy' or 'the slipper') is the eight-legged horse who serves as Odins trusted steed. SLOW DOWN AND CRAFT - Decorate cards, gift wrap, journals, planners, paper, clay, fabric and more with this delightful rubber stamp. The Norse gods all had horses, except Thor who preferred a cart drawn. The wood handle features our Sniggle Sloth mascot, the stamp design for easy identification and an alignment mark to make sure your stamped image is aligned the way you want it. He was the fastest horse in the world, could run on air and water as well as land, and carried his rider to Hel more than once. A foam layer between the handle and rubber adds cushion to make stamping a breeze.ĭIY FUN - You've never seen a wooden stamp handle quite so cute or useful. Sleipnir is the eight-legged horse ridden primarily by the god Odin in Norse mythology. When morning came, the giant’s horse was still missing, and the now-despairing giant knew that there was no way that he could now finish the wall in time.CHARMING RUBBER STAMP - Small in size, but big in character, our stamps feature deeply etched rubber for excellent clarity. The mare ran all night, and all night Svadilfari chased after her. 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. When the stallion saw the mare, his heart wasn’t the only organ that was roused by delight and lust, and he snapped his reins and bounded into the woods after her. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir /slepnr/ (Old Norse: slipnez 'slippy' or 'the slipper' ) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Along their way, a mare, who was none other than Loki in disguise, whinnied to the stallion from a short distance away. That night, the giant and Svadilfari ventured into the snow-draped forest in search of stones. Loki pleaded with the gods to spare his life, and swore an oath that he would do as the gods desired, come what may. Sleipnir draws from the contested theories of the Norwegian migratory theorist and pseudoscientist Thor Heyerdahl, who claimed that Scandinavians descend from.

They threatened him with death if he couldn’t find a way to prevent the giant from finishing his task and making off with their beloved goddess Freya and the sun and moon, bringing neverending darkness and dreariness to the Nine Worlds. The anxious gods seized Loki and rebuked him for giving them such foul advice. Only the stones around the gate had yet to be put in place.

When the end of winter was only three days ahead, the wall was strong enough to be impenetrable by almost any enemy, and – alarmingly – lacking little before it was finished. What was even more perplexing to them was that the giant’s stallion, Svadilfari (“Unlucky Traveler”) seemed to be doing almost twice as much work as the smith himself, hauling enormous boulders over considerable distances to add to the edifice.

Sleipnir mythology