From: Veronica Karlsson Sleipner: `. | `._-._ / `. -'. .'o \ `.`-.- .' .' `-.`.', .' | `.`.`. ().' __.'. `.`. \_ .--' \ `-.__ ____.----._ " \ """""""" `. \ . `. \ ' \`-._ / L- `._ | | ) `, J | |// | \ /\ / | ).' / ) \ / `. / `. \ // // / | .' (( | ___.--`.`. J // / | |\ / .'/ _.'--------'"" J | \ `. ((| / ' ' \` / .-' / .-'" / F \| \ \||(| ' | \ J J .| / / .F J\ `. `\\\|| ( |||) / / L || \ .-' .-'J | \ \ ` `) '||` .' / | |.`. \_ .' .' / ) \ `. | | ||| / .' ) \ \ `.'\ .' .' / .' \ )\ | `. (`| <_.) /`. `-. `--.__) .' .-' .' .' L J L J `._ ``. )`/ `.' | `--` .' .' | | J J `-` .' ( `.| /` / | | J ) `._.' /-(" | | / / <_.' .' ) / ( VK ` \ .' .-' |_.' -- '._.' / ` Sleipner is the name of the horse belonging to Odin, the chief of the Old Nordic Gods (during the Viking Age). According to the myth, Sleipner had eight legs. By CJ : Sleipner is not the best known .. most people have heard of Thor , the god of thunder and his magic hammer Mjölner , maybe also of Odin and of the rainbow bridge to Valhal .. but Sleipner is not known to many.