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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)

Eight, according to all I have ever heard about him. 惑乱 分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * 20:20, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 The Giant and his task 2 Sleipnir vs Sleipner 3 Ragnarok 4 In Popular Culture 5 About that "citation needed".

[edit] The Giant and his task

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)

It is said the task had to be done in 6 months, presumably from solstice to solstice, or equinox to equinox (I lean toward the latter, if only because working around Yuletime must not have been very practical). And the giant is never named. My English translation of the Prose Edda (the only source on that episode) calls him a mountain giant, while other versions I've read call him a Hrimthurs (frost giant), so I don't even know for sure what Snorri's text says. --Svartalf 17:31, 13 September 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

[edit] Sleipnir vs Sleipner

He is named "Sleipner" in modern Swedish aswell.

Actually, the only Wiki page related to him that calls him Sleipnir is the Icelandic one, all the other Norse languages have shifted to Sleipner. Surprisingly, though, both German and Dutch call him Sleipnir. --Svartalf 17:31, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I guess many languages tend to borrow the Norse forms. I tried to look up the Faroese name, though, but I couldn't find any info on Faroese Wikipedia... 惑乱 分からん 22:59, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ragnarok

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.

[edit] In Popular Culture

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

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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.

[edit] About that "citation needed".

"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)