Gullfaxi (Old Norse:[ˈɡulːˌfɑkse]) is a horse inNorse mythology. Its name means "golden mane".
It was originally owned byHrungnir, and was later given toMagni byThor as a reward for lifting off the leg of Hrungnir, which lay over the unconscious Thor and strangled him:
Gullfaxi is equally fast on land, in the air and on the water, but not quite as fast asSleipnir, Odin's horse.
Gullfaxi is also the name of a horse in the modern Icelandic folk-taleThe Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder collected byJón Árnason, translated into German byJosef Poestion [de], then rendered into English and included in theCrimson Fairy Book (1903) compiled byAndrew Lang.
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