In
Norse mythology, Skinfaxi (
Old Norse
Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...
: ) and Hrímfaxi are the horses of
Dagr (day) and
Nótt (night). The names Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi mean "shining mane" and "frost mane", respectively. Skinfaxi pulls Dagr's chariot across the sky every day and his mane lights up the sky and earth below.
"Froth" is believed to fall from Hrímfaxi's
bit to the earth and become
dew.
See also
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Árvakr and Alsviðr, the horses that pull the
Sun in Norse mythology
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Gullfaxi
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Horses in Germanic paganism
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List of horses in mythology and folklore
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Shadowfax, a horse in
J. R. R. Tolkien's
Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the Setting (narrative), setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the ''Midgard, Miðgarðr'' of Norse mythology and ''Middangeard'' in Old English works, including ''Beowulf'' ...
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Skinfaxe (glacier)
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Rimfaxe (glacier)
References
Horses in Norse mythology
Mythological duos
Mythological horses
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