The following list shows the faithful animals of gods or mortals, such as horses and dogs that are found in the popular myths and legends.
Please note this is not a list of monsters and giants.
There are some animals listed here, that doesn't belong to anyone; however, they belonged to place called Yggdrasill, a Cosmic World Tree. These animals include an eagle, squirrel and 4 harts.
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Companion
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Animal Type
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Owners
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Myth Origin
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Alsvid
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horse
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Sol
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Norse
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Arvak [Early-waker]
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horse
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Sol
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Norse
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Benig
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horse (white)
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Monk Ilsan
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German
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Blodughofi
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horse
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Freyr
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Norse
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Dain
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hart
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at Yggdrasill
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Norse
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Duneyr
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hart
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at Yggdrasill
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Norse
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Durathror
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hart
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at Yggdrasill
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Norse
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Dvalin
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hart
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at Yggdrasill
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Norse
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Falka (Blanka)
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horse (bay)
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Dietrich (Thiðrek)
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German
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Falhofnir [Hidden-hoof]
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Freki
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wolf
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Odin
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Norse
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Gardrofa
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horse
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mare that bore Hofvarpnir
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Norse
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Geri
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wolf
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Odin
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Norse
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Gisl [Brilliant]
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Glad
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Glær (Glassy)
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Goti
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horse
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Gunnar
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Norse
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Gram
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dog
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Hrolf
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Norse
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Grani
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horse
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Sigurd
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Norse
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Grey Schomming
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horse
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Witga
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Germanic
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Gullfaxi [Golden Mane]
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horse
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Hrungnir, Magni
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Norse
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Gullinbursti [Golden Bristles]
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wild boar
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Freyr
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Norse
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Gulltopp [Goldtuft]
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horse
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Heimdall
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Norse
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Gyllir [Golden]
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Habrok
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hawk
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Norse
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Hamskerpir
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horse
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stallion that sires Hofvarpnir
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Norse
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Heidrun
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goat
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at Valhalla
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Norse
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Hialmther
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horse
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Hod
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Norse
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Hildesvini (Ottar)
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wild boar
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Freyja
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Norse
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Himinhriot
|
ox
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Hymir
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Norse
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Hofvarpnir
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horse
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Gna
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Norse
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Holkvir
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horse
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Hogni
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Norse
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Hrafn
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horse
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Ali, Adils
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Norse
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Hrimfaxi [Frost-mane]
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horse
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Nott (Night)
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Norse
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Huginn [Thought]
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raven
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Odin
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Norse
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Lettfeti [Lightfoot]
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Melnir
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horse
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Norse
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Modnir
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horse
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Dvalin (dwarf)
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Norse
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Muininn [Memory]
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raven
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Odin
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Norse
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Mylnir
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horse
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Norse
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Ratatosk
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squirrel
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at Yggdrasill
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Norse
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Rispa
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horse (stallion)
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Heimir
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German
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Sæhrimnir
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wild-boar
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at Valhalla
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Norse
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Salgofnir
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cock
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at Valhalla
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Norse
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Silfrintopp [Silvertuft]
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Sinir
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Skeidbrimir
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horse
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ridden by an Aesir deity
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Norse
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Skemming
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horse
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Velent (Volund or Wayland)
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Norwegian/German
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Skinfaxi [Shining Mane]
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horse
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Day
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Norse
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Sleipnir
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horse
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Odin
|
Norse
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Slidrugtanni
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boar
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Freyr
|
Norse
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Slungnir
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horse
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Adils
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Norse
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Sporvitnir [Spurwolf]
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horse
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Norse
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Svadilfari
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horse
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Hrimthurs (giant)
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Norse
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Svipud
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horse
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Norse
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Tanngniost
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goat
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Thor
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Norse
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Tanngrisnir
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goat
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Thor
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Norse
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Vedrfolnir
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hawk
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at Yggdrasill
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Norse
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Vigblær
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horse
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Helgi
|
Norse
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Vingskornir
|
horse
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Norse
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