Sleipnir

Stories tagged Sleipnir:

• The Story of the God Hermod Aug 9, 2025

  

  The hall of Gladsheim had never known such sorrow. Where once laughter echoed from the golden rafters and the sound of joyful feasting filled the air, now silence hung heavy as morning mist over a battlefield. Baldr the Bright, most beloved of all the gods, lay dead by blind Hodr’s unknowing hand, guided by Loki’s cruel trick.

  Frigg wept tears that seemed to hold all the grief of mothers since the world began. Odin sat silent on his high throne, his ravens Huginn and Muninn perched motionless on his shoulders, their usual whispered news forgotten in the face of this greatest loss.

• The Building of Asgard's Wall Jul 29, 2025

  

  In the early days after the creation of Asgard, when the gods had newly established their realm high above Midgard, they faced a pressing problem. Their beautiful halls and golden palaces stood unprotected, vulnerable to attack from the giants of Jotunheim and other hostile forces that roamed the Nine Realms.

  The gods gathered in council in Gladsheim, Odin’s great hall, to discuss this urgent matter.

  “We need defenses,” declared Thor, his red beard bristling with concern. “The giants grow bolder each day, and our realm lies open to their attacks.”