In Norse mythology , Gulltoppr ( Old Norse : [??ulː?topːz?] , "golden mane " ^[1] ) is one of the horses of the gods. Gulltoppr is mentioned in a list of horses in the Poetic Edda poem Grimnismal and in Nafnaþulur section of the Prose Edda . According to Prose Edda book Gylfaginning , he is the horse of Heimdallr . Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri assigned a horse to Heimdall in an attempt to systematize the mythology. ^[1]

In popular culture [ edit ]

Gulltoppr appears as a sub-boss in God of War Ragnarok . Similarly to Norse mythology, he serves as Heimdall's personal mount. However, he is depicted as a horned leonine creature native to Asgard called a "Gradungr".

See also [ edit ]

• Horses in Germanic paganism
• List of horses in mythology and folklore

Notes [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

This article relating to a Norse myth or legend is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .

• v
• t
• e