Episode 5 - The Flow of Time and the Birth of Sleipnir

Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide

How does time work in mythology? Is it always present, cyclical, or normal and linear? More importantly, was Loki once impregnated by a horse? In this episode, we'll correct a few common misconceptions about Norse mythic time and dig into the origin of Óðinn's famous steed, Sleipnir. There are some sensitive topics in this one, but there's no reason why we can't discuss historical interpretations without a little modern sensitivity.

Sources:

• “Concepts of Time in Old Norse Myth” by Margaret Clunies Ross in “Prolonged Echoes” Volume I, 1994
• “Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs” by John Lindow, 2001
• “Profane Duration and Sacred Time” by Mircea Eliade in “The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion”, 1963
• “The Poetic Edda”, transl. by Carolyne Larrington, 2014
• “The Prose Edda”, transl. by Anthony Faulkes, 1995

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Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com). Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/