Animals in Norse Mythology

Alsvin: Very Quick. Alsvin is one of the two horses that pulls the Suns chariot, it's
driven by Sol.
Alsvinder : Rapid Goer. Alsvinder is the horse that pulls the Moons chariot, it's
driven by Mani.
Arvakr: Early Waker. Arvakr is one of the two horses that pulls the Suns chariot, it's
driven by Sol.
Dain: Dain is a deer that lives among the branches of Yggdrasil, and eats the leaves.
Eikthyrnir: Oak Thorny
Eikthyrnir is a deer that stands on the roof of
Valhalla, and eates from the leaves of the great oak
tree Laerrad. From the horns drips water, which is
were all the rivers in the world come from.
Fenrir Wolf:
Read more under the fenrir wolf.
Geri and Freki : Ravenous
Odin's two wolves are named Geri and Freki. Odin
gives them all his food from the table. Odin do not
need any food to survive, wine and mead is all he
needs to keep him alive. Geri and Freki follows Odin
wherever he goes. Geri and Freki both meaning the
ravenous or greedy one
GoldFaxi: Golden Mane
Goldfaxi is the horse of the giant Hrungnir. He lost
his horse in a bet, where he raced Odin on his horse
Sleipnir.
Gullinbursti : Golden Brisles

Gullinbursti is a golden boar made by the dwarfs

Brokk and Eitri. Gullinbursti is made from pigskin
and thousands of pieces of gold wire. Gullinbursti
was given to the god Freyr, the boar is faster than
any other horse over water and though air.
Gullinbursti has golden rays that shines like the
Sun, and made plants grow everywhere. Many
warriors wore the image of Freyrs golden boar
Gullinbursti on their helmets and shields as
protection and good luck.
Gullinkambi: Golden Comb
Gullinkambi is the red rooster that will crow to the
gods and heroes at Valhalla to warn them that
Ragnarok has begun.
Gulltopp: Gold Top
Gulltopp is the horse of the god Heimdall.
Heidrun:
Heidrin is a shegoat who eats the leaves of Laerad,
Heidrun produces a never ending supply of mead
for the gods and heroes at their nightly feats.
Hildisvini: Battle Boar
Hildisvini is the boar of the goddess Freya, Hildisvini
was made by the dwarfs Dain and Nabbi. Freys
human lover Ottar, took the form of the boar to visit
Freya. She rides Ottar around in Asgard, and Loki
says it's the human lover of Freya.

HrimFaxi: Frosty Mane

Hrimfaxi is the horse that Night Nat uses to drive
over the sky, in her chariot.
Huginn and Munin:
The two ravens that flies over the world, Midgard.
The name Huginn mean thought and Munin
memory or mind The two ravens flies out over all
the world every morning and returns every evening.
When they returns, the ravens whisper all that they
have seen and heard to Odin.
Midgard Serpent:
The Midgard Serpent also known as Jormungand,
the Midgard serpent, is the child of Loki. it was Odin
who threw him into the sea. But the Midgard
serpent loved the ocean, and it started to grow
tremendously large. And within a short time had the
Midgard Serpent grown so huge it encircled all the
land. The Midgard Serpent was feared by human
and also the gods. Thor and the Midgard serpent
are arch enemies. They will kill each other at
Ragnarok.
Nidhug: Corpse Eater
Nidhug is the dragon that lives in Hel, in Niflheim, at
the root of the tree Yggdrasil. Nidhug feeds on the
roots of Yggdrasil and the corpses of the dead.
Ratatosk:

Ratatosk is the squirrel that spends a lot of time

each day, running up and down the tree yggdrasil.
Ratatosk does whatever he can, to keep the hatred
between the eagle and Nidhug alive. Every time
Nidhug says a curse or an insult about the eagle,
Ratatosk will hurry up to the top of the tree, and
inform the eagle what Nidhug had said. The eagle
was equally rude in his comments about Nidhug.
Ratatosk just loves to gossip which is the reason
why the eagle and the serpent remained constant
foes.
Saehrimnir:
Saehrimnir is the boar that each day is killed and
cooked by the cook Andhrimnir. It is cooked in the
cauldron Eldhrimnir, and served to the fallen heroes
of Valhalla.
Skinfaxi:
Skinfaxi is the horse that pulls Days Dag chariot
over the sky.
Sleipnir :
It is Odin's gray eight legged horse. The horse is a
magical horse, and the best of all horses. Sleipnir is
the symbol of the wind, and has the marks of hell.
Sleipnir can just as easily gallop through the air as
on land. Sleipnir was a gift from Loki. Sleipnir is the
child of Loki and Svadilfari.

Svadilfari :
Svadilfari is the stallion that belongs to the master
builder, who built the walls of Asgard. Loki and the
stallion Svadilfari are the parents of Sleipnir.
Tanngniost and Tanngrisnir :
Their names Tanngniost Teeth barer and
Tanngrisnir Teeth grinder are the two goats, who
pulls Thor's chariot. Whenever Thor rides in his
chariot, people can hear the noise from the wheels,
and see the sparks and lightning from the wheels
sent out as they flew across the sky. Some think
that the sparks comes from his hammer Mjlnir.
The people in Midgard calls this thunder and
lightning. If Thor is away from home, he sometime
cooks the goats. Thor will then resurrect them with
his hammer, Mjllnir the next day.