Sleipnir Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved Odin's Eight-Legged Horse Ash Wood Norse Art carved_wood__art and rebirth

and rebirth

It is a place of rest: cold

This statue is filled with symbolism that honors either of these

In the tradition of the Greek gods

Sleipnir Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved Odin's Eight-Legged Horse Ash Wood Norse Art carved_wood__art and rebirthNo horse in the nine worlds could match Sleipnir. Born of Lokis shapeshifting and the giant stallion Svailfari, Sleipnir entered the world with eight legs and with them, the ability to travel where no other creature could go. He carried Odin across the sky, through the depths of Niflheim, and over the rainbow bridge Bifrst to Asgard. His teeth were carved with runes, marking him as a creature of magic as much as speed. He was not merely the fastest