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There seems to be a disparity in the article about the number of legs Sleipnir has.Six legs or eight legs? Jutari 04:54, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
I note that the wiki page leaves out an important notion on the tradition of the eight legs. Namely that the horse, Sleipnir, is actually a mythic metaphor for the coffin. The eight legs are the legs of the four mourners who bear the coffin to the grave. This metaphor describes the coffin as the true steed of Odin, who is in some of his manifestations seen as a death god, or "the god of the gallows". Odin is considered a patron of heroes, but as a treacherous one, who will draw a hero to great glory, but withdraw his favour at a key moment, causing the hero’s dramatic death (and, presumably, expediate his passage to Valhalla, and an afterlife serving Odin there). -- 24.69.160.130 ( talk) 08:18, 25 November 2008 (UTC)— Just an anonymous contributer, trying to help.
The article mentions that there is a time limit for the giant to receive the sun, moon and Freya. But it doesn't say what the time limit was. How long? RJFJR 03:11, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Does the gian have a name? If so, what is it. RJFJR 03:12, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
the giant had time from start of winter until start of summer.
According to my icelandic "translation" he is a (bergþurs), I dont know if it should be translated as mountain giant.My suggestions would be something like "rock giant","cliff giant" or "crag giant". Maybe "berg" was used for mountain when Snorri wrote the book.
I would like to say that I am not an expert on this subject and that I am just someone trying to help and I would like it very much if someone corrected me if I am wrong.
i am sorry for changing this so often,its just that there was always something that was not the way i wanted it
He is named "Sleipner" in modern Swedish aswell.
Someone ought to mention taht 'sleipnir' is a godly item in the mmorpg Ragnarok. Its a footware type item that enables the user to move faster and also gives a boost to hit points and mana points.
The Sleipnir is a monster that can be encountered in the video game Final Fantasy VIII. It is a six-legged animal that is horse-like in appearance except for metal plating on its topside and large spines that extend from the plating in the areas of its head, neck and tail.
The Sleipnir is also an eight-legged horse in the Anime Series Ah! My Goddess
The Black Sleipnir is a lucky animal in .Hack//G.U.
Amon Amarth's album The Crusher features a song called The Sound of Eight Hooves, a reference to Sleipnir
Also, Sleipnir is directly mentioned in Amon Amarth's song Loke's Treachery – Hermod's Ride To Hel.
Manowar's album 'Gods of War' contains a song entitled Sleipnir, the entire album in general containing many mythos-related themes.
"It has been suggested that Sleipnir having eight legs is symbolic of the four men who carry a coffin, i.e. a steed to carry the rider into the underworld." Yeah, I remember this was mentioned in H. R. Ellis Davidson's Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. I'd dig up a page reference, only I don't have the book handy. If someone else does, maybe replace "Sleipnir having" with "Sleipnir's having" while you're at it. DanielCristofani 12:01, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
The lead begins saying Sleipnir means "slippy", referencing Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Does it actually use that word? Most references I have ever seen translate his name as "smooth or gliding" (a lot of occurrences of that wording were taken from this wikipage prior to last November rewrite though) or as "Gliding One", or simply as "slippery", which looks a lot better, to be honest. What kind of a word is "slippy" anyway? -- Cubbi ( talk) 20:58, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Is there a connection between Sleipnir and the white horses in various crests and banners current Saxon areas have, such as Niedersachsen (Germany), Twente (the Netherlands) and Kent (England)? 213.148.243.41 ( talk) 19:52, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
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There seems to be a disparity in the article about the number of legs Sleipnir has.Six legs or eight legs? Jutari 04:54, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
I note that the wiki page leaves out an important notion on the tradition of the eight legs. Namely that the horse, Sleipnir, is actually a mythic metaphor for the coffin. The eight legs are the legs of the four mourners who bear the coffin to the grave. This metaphor describes the coffin as the true steed of Odin, who is in some of his manifestations seen as a death god, or "the god of the gallows". Odin is considered a patron of heroes, but as a treacherous one, who will draw a hero to great glory, but withdraw his favour at a key moment, causing the hero’s dramatic death (and, presumably, expediate his passage to Valhalla, and an afterlife serving Odin there). -- 24.69.160.130 ( talk) 08:18, 25 November 2008 (UTC)— Just an anonymous contributer, trying to help.
The article mentions that there is a time limit for the giant to receive the sun, moon and Freya. But it doesn't say what the time limit was. How long? RJFJR 03:11, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Does the gian have a name? If so, what is it. RJFJR 03:12, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
the giant had time from start of winter until start of summer.
According to my icelandic "translation" he is a (bergþurs), I dont know if it should be translated as mountain giant.My suggestions would be something like "rock giant","cliff giant" or "crag giant". Maybe "berg" was used for mountain when Snorri wrote the book.
I would like to say that I am not an expert on this subject and that I am just someone trying to help and I would like it very much if someone corrected me if I am wrong.
i am sorry for changing this so often,its just that there was always something that was not the way i wanted it
He is named "Sleipner" in modern Swedish aswell.
Someone ought to mention taht 'sleipnir' is a godly item in the mmorpg Ragnarok. Its a footware type item that enables the user to move faster and also gives a boost to hit points and mana points.
The Sleipnir is a monster that can be encountered in the video game Final Fantasy VIII. It is a six-legged animal that is horse-like in appearance except for metal plating on its topside and large spines that extend from the plating in the areas of its head, neck and tail.
The Sleipnir is also an eight-legged horse in the Anime Series Ah! My Goddess
The Black Sleipnir is a lucky animal in .Hack//G.U.
Amon Amarth's album The Crusher features a song called The Sound of Eight Hooves, a reference to Sleipnir
Also, Sleipnir is directly mentioned in Amon Amarth's song Loke's Treachery – Hermod's Ride To Hel.
Manowar's album 'Gods of War' contains a song entitled Sleipnir, the entire album in general containing many mythos-related themes.
"It has been suggested that Sleipnir having eight legs is symbolic of the four men who carry a coffin, i.e. a steed to carry the rider into the underworld." Yeah, I remember this was mentioned in H. R. Ellis Davidson's Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. I'd dig up a page reference, only I don't have the book handy. If someone else does, maybe replace "Sleipnir having" with "Sleipnir's having" while you're at it. DanielCristofani 12:01, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
The lead begins saying Sleipnir means "slippy", referencing Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Does it actually use that word? Most references I have ever seen translate his name as "smooth or gliding" (a lot of occurrences of that wording were taken from this wikipage prior to last November rewrite though) or as "Gliding One", or simply as "slippery", which looks a lot better, to be honest. What kind of a word is "slippy" anyway? -- Cubbi ( talk) 20:58, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Is there a connection between Sleipnir and the white horses in various crests and banners current Saxon areas have, such as Niedersachsen (Germany), Twente (the Netherlands) and Kent (England)? 213.148.243.41 ( talk) 19:52, 23 June 2009 (UTC)