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Glaðr
Glaðr (sometimes anglicised as Glad, Gladr, or Glath) is a horse in Nordic mythology. It is listed as among the horses of the Æsir ridden to Yggdrasil each morning in the ''Poetic Edda''. The ''Prose Edda'' specifically refers to it as one of the horses of the Day (likely Dagr), along with Skinfaxi. Etymology The Old Norse word translates to English as "glad one", "shining one", or "bright one". It is derived from the adjective , meaning "bright", "shining" or "cheerful", and is cognate with modern English "glad". Attestations Grímnismál In the poem Grímnismál of the ''Poetic Edda'', Glaðr is one of the horses ridden by the gods as they go daily to Yggdrasil: Gylfaginning A similar list of horses is given in Gylfaginning in the ''Prose Edda'': Skáldskaparmál The Skáldskaparmál describes Glaðr being one of the horses of the day, or Dagr, along with Skinfaxi. The Þulur list Glaðr along with other horses such as Blóðughófi, Grani and Árvakr. Háttatal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horses Of The Æsir
The Horses of the Æsir are Horses in Germanic paganism, horses present in Norse mythology which are ridden by the Æsir. Their main purpose is to be ridden daily to Yggdrasil in order for their riders to pass judgements. They are said to cross Bifröst along their journey. Among them is the famous Sleipnir which is the strongest one. They are mentioned in the ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda''. Listing The horses of Æsir are listed twice: In the Poetic Edda, Eddic poem ''Grímnismál'' the following names are listed: Snorri Sturluson the author of the Gylfaginning paraphrases this stanza in his ''Gylfaginning'': Apart from Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir, and Gulltoppr, who belongs to Heimdallr according to the ''Prose Edda'', nothing is known about these horses, especially their owner other than that they are ridden by the Æsir. These names aren't listed in the ''þulur''. Other horses are mentioned elsewhere: Gullfaxi, which originally belonged to Hrungnir. Who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |