In Norse mythology, Gulltoppr (Old Norse: , "golden Mane (horse), mane"Simek (2007:122).) is one of the horses of the gods. Gulltoppr is mentioned in a list of horses in the ''Poetic Edda'' poem ''Grímnismál'' and in ''Nafnaþulur'' section of the ''Prose Edda''. According to ''Prose Edda'' book ''Gylfaginning'', he is the horse of Heimdallr. Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri assigned a horse to Heimdall in an attempt to systematize the mythology.

In popular culture

In the video game God of War Ragnarök, Gulltoppr serves as the personal steed of Heimdall, although he isn't represented as a horse, but rather as a lion-like creature with horns native to Asgard known as a 'Gradungr'. When Kratos (God of War), Kratos must fight Heimdall, Gulltoppr serves as the first phase of the boss fight.

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References

* Rudolf Simek, Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. Boydell & Brewer, D.S. Brewer. {{Norse-myth-stub Horses in Norse mythology