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Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
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Sleipnir has eight legs and he takes Odin anywhere he wants to go, most notably to the Land of the Dead,
which is notoriously difficult to get to... unless you're, like, dead, and even harder to return from.
The many legs are to evoke the funerary image of the deceased carried by four pallbearers, one at each corner.
He was born from Loki who shape shifted into the form of a mare and got knocked up. It's basically furry porn.
which is notoriously difficult to get to... unless you're, like, dead, and even harder to return from.
The many legs are to evoke the funerary image of the deceased carried by four pallbearers, one at each corner.
He was born from Loki who shape shifted into the form of a mare and got knocked up. It's basically furry porn.
I realized right after I posted that it was 8 legs. I'd never read about Sleipnir strangely enough. I love the thought that the legs don't represent speed but instead pallbearer legs. Gotta love the norse gods. I'd heard of many bestial pairings/birthings in legends but not this one. Very interesting read. I will have to delve further into it someday. Thanks for the info!
There's also some speculation that Yggdrasil and Sleipnir are interchangeable symbolically. There are 8 major worlds stemming from the world tree, and the trunk or base where Midgard lays. The eight legs of Slepnir would be the eight branches and roots (four above, four below), and Odin would be the trunk. In addition, Yggdrasil means Terrible One's gallows, Terrible One being one of those many many names you mentioned. Since Odin used his death on the tree to travel between the worlds (and especially the land of the dead) it is another way in which the tree and the horse are similar. In fact, witches/shamans/cultists who followed Odin's path were referred to as hedge riders.
Odin was also associated with foxes :) Usually black foxes, but a white one wouldn't be much of a stretch for the tricky old man.
I hope this post was interesting and not frustrating, I get a little excited about my Norse fun facts.
Odin was also associated with foxes :) Usually black foxes, but a white one wouldn't be much of a stretch for the tricky old man.
I hope this post was interesting and not frustrating, I get a little excited about my Norse fun facts.
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