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Wiki: List Of Horses In Mythology And Folklore
This is a list of in mythology and folklore. Fictive horses of historical figures or horses with fictive history added by romancers may be cross-listed under List of historical horses.
British
- Arondel, Bevis's horse in the Middle English romance Bevis of Hampton
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- Swallow, mare of Hereward the Wake
Arthurian
- Assile, Assyle, horse of Arthur of Little Britain (Brittany), in Translated by Lord Berners (1560?) ''[http://1=
- Aubagu, horse of Arthur in Erec., s.v. "Augagu", p. 22
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Bel Joeor, Beau Joueur, Tristan's horse in Béroul's Tristan.Beroul (2005). Translated by Alan Fedrick. The Romance of Tristan: The Tale of Tristan's Madness, p. 137 according to
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- Gringolet, Gawain's horse. Gwalchmai's horse is Keincaled in the Welsh Triads
- Hengroen, King Arthur's horse in Culhwch ac Olwen
- Llamrei, King Arthur's mare in Culhwch ac Olwen
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Lorigal, horse born after Eliavrés the magician was forced to mate with a mare in the First Perceval Continuation (Livre de Caradoc). Arthurian Name Dict. s.v.
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Passe-Brewel (Malory), horse of Tristan. Also Passebruel ( Prose Tristan), Passabrunello in the Italian version. Arthurian Name Dict. s.v. "
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Passelande, Arthur's horse in Béroul's Tristan.Beroul (2005). Translated by Alan Fedrick. The Romance of Tristan: The Tale of Tristan's Madness, p. 126 according to
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Orkney and Shetland
- The Nuckelavee, an Orcadian horse with no skin which sometimes appears to have a man astride its body
- Nuggle, a mischievous water horse, in Shetland folklore
- Tangie, a seaweed covered water horse, pin Orkney and folklore
Celtic
- Aonbarr or Enbarr, the horse of Manannán, borrowed by Lugh on a loan, which could travel both land and sea
- Ceffyl Dŵr, a malevolant water horse in Welsh mythology folklore
- Each-uisge, a malevolant water horse in Irish mythology and Scottish folklore
- Kelpie, a mythical Scottish water horse
- Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, Cú Chulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses
- March Malaen, from Celtic mythology
- Morvarc'h, the horse of Gradlon in Breton legend
- Púca, a shapeshifting, sea creature, known for appearing as a horse
- The Tangle-Coated Horse/Earthshaker, an Otherworld horse belonging to Fionn mac Cumhaill
French
- Baucent, Bauçant, horse of Bréhus that became Ogier's., Bauçant VIII. This same horse is called Marchevalee in Bulfinch's retellingBulfinch's Charlemagne.
- Bayard, a magic bay horse in the legends derived from the medieval chansons de geste. Particularly Renaud de Montauban's.
- Broiefort, Ogier the Dane's horse. The horse of Ugieri is Rondel, Rondello in Italian versions.Pulci, Morgante
- Ferrant d'Espaigne, Feraunt of Spayne, horse of Fierabras. Oliver obtains Ferrant after they fight.
- Gaignon (Anglo-Norman: Gaignun, "guard dog"), of Sarcen King Marsile in The Song of Roland
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Maigremor, the horse of Vivien, son of and separated twin brother of Maugris the enchanter. Table des noms,
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Marchegai, horse of Élie de Saint Gille and son son Aiol Table des noms,
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Papillon, horse of Ogier, in the romance versions tying him to Morgan le Fay.Togeby, Knud (1969)
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Passevent, horse of Ogier, said to have fought Cath Palug according to Jean d'Outremeuse.Jean d'Outremeuse. Ly myreur des histors. Notes by Stanislas Bormans (1887)
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- Tachebrun, horse of Ganelon the traitor.
- Tencendur, warhorse of Charlemagne (d. 814) according to the 12th century Song of Roland.
- Veillantif of Roland (d. 778) as told in the 12th century Song of Roland. Orlando's horse is called Brigliadoro in the Italian version.
- Red Hare or of Lü Bu (d. 199) according to 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Germanic
- Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot
- Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse
- Falhófnir, a horse of the gods
- Falke (Old Norse Falka), horse of þidrekr (Dietrich von Bern); sibling horse of Rispe and Schimming ( ).
- Glað, a horse of the gods
- Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning
- Goti, horse of Gunnar Völsunga saga Ch. 9 (≈Gunther of the Nibelingenlied)
- Grani, the horse of Sigurð
- Gullfaxi or Golden Mane, originally owned by Hrungnir, given to Magni
- Gullfaxi in the fairytale "The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder"
- Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr
- Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one"
- Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir
- Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná
- Hölkvir, horse of Högni Völsunga saga Ch. 27 (≈Hagen)
- Hrímfaxi or Rime-frost Mane, Nótt (Night)'s horse
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Leo or Lion, of Waltharius of Aquitaine.Learned, Marion Dexter ed. (1892) ''
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Lewe (Löwe, Lion), of Master Hildebrand.Lienert, Elisabeth; Pontini, Elisa; Schumacher, Katrin edd. (2017)
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- Skinfaxi or Shining Mane, Dagr (Day)'s horse
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Rispe (Old Norse Rispa), Heime's horse.Wilhelm Grimm (1867). Die deutsche Heldensage.
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Schimming (Old Norse Skemmingr), Witege's horse.Wilhelm Grimm (1867). Die deutsche Heldensage.
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- Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse
- Slungnir (aka Slöngvir Ynglinga saga), horse of King Eadgils of Sweden, stolen by Hrólfr KrakiSkáldskaparmál
- Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir
Greek and Roman
- Aethon, names of various horses
- Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
- Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
- Bellerophon's Pegasus
- , a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
- Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
- Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
- Phaethon, one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
- Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman mythology
- Sterope, horse of the sun-god Helios
- Trojan Horse
- Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)
Non-cyclic
- Brunsaudebruel, horse of King Embron,, s.v. "Brunsaudebruel", p. 37 which recognized the king's son, Gullaume de Palerne
Slavic
- Burko of Dobrynya Nikitich
- Jabučilo, horse of Momchil
- horse of Prince Marko of Serbian epic poetry
- Sivko-Burko, the "Gray-Brown" Horse of Slavic folklore
- Ždral (Ждрал, "gray horse") of Voivode Prijezda (војвода Пријезда) in "The Death of Duke Prijezda".
- Ždralin, horse of Miloš Obilić
- Calul Năzdrăvan, winged or swift advisor and horse of Făt-Frumos
Asian
- Ak-kula, of Manas in the Epic of Manas
- Kurkik Jalali (, the horse of Armenian epic, belonging to David of Sassoun, etc.
- Tikbalang, the demon horse in Philippine folklore
- Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology
China
- Qianlima (translated as the "Thousand League Colt"), winged horse in Chinese mythology
- Red Hare, of Lü Bu (d. 199) according to history, but embellished as being taken by Cao Cao and subsequently gifted to Guan Yu according to the 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- , 踢雪烏騅, "Ebony Steed Which Treads in Snow" of Huyan Zhuo in Water Margin
- , 照夜玉獅子, "White Jade Lion That Glows in the Night" of Duan Jingzhu in Water Margin
India
- Dyaus Pita, a Vedic god who appears as a horse
- Keshi, a horse demon slain by Krishna in the Bhagavata Purana
- Uchchaihshravas, Indra's horse in Hindu mythology
Persia
- Rakhsh, horse of Rostam, the great Iranian champion
- Shabdiz horse of khosrow parvi, shah of Iran
- Gulrang, Golrang ("rose-red charger"Translated by Arthur George Warner; Edmond Warner
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Other
- Abjer, colt of Antar according to Antar, a Bedoueen Romance
- The horse of Sinterklaas: in the Netherlands "Amerigo" or "Ozosnel", in Flanders "Slechtweervandaag" ("Bad weather today")
- Ros Beiaard, a horse from Belgian folklore, still celebrated annually in many cities across the country
- Silili, a Babylonian goddess or divinity of horses
- Horses of Pas-de-Calais
- White horse of Kent
See also
- Winged unicorn
- List of fictional horses
- White horses in mythology
- Winged horse
Explanatory notes
Bibliography
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