Skinfaxi
animal_ally sky Norse single tradition · 1
Skinfaxi is a horse that pulled Dagr, the personification of day, across the sky. The Trundholm sun chariot has been interpreted as a possible Bronze Age predecessor to this entity.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Possibly prefigured by Bronze Age sun chariot imagery.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The chariot has been interpreted as a possible Bronze Age predecessor to Skinfaxi, the horse that pulled Dagr, the personification of day, across the sky.”
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