The Messed Up Mythology™ of Sleipnir, Son of Loki | Norse Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

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» 0:00 - The Noblest Steed
» 1:15 - The G.O.A.T. of Horses
» 4:20 - The Builder
» 9:23 - Loki's Shame

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» Researched by: Jon Solo
» Written, Filmed, & Edited by: Jon Solo

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» The thumbnail art depicting Sleipnir was generously provided by the talented Conny Chiwa! Check out more of her work at the link below :) BIG thanks to Conny for allowing us to use her art!
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#NorseMythology #Loki #Viking

[pengluver]

Loki can qualify for maternity leave, celebrate mother's and father's day, and has some of the best children in Norse mythology I know of

[tux]

People: Greek Mythology is weird
Norse mythology: Hold my mead

[stuffynosepatrol]

I feel like the soul reason Sleipnir is just described as "the best of all horses" is because Odin wanted him to feel special

[becca]

Ah yes it’s Norse mythology day! I’m so excited for you to expand the mythology universe and talk about Egyptian mythology!

[Spineless-Lobster]

I wonder what madman one day just thought “Y’know what our mythos needs? A shapeshifting god getting it from behind by a horse.” And everyone was just like “Yeah, that’s a good idea!”

[mrs.major_joe]

This man will never go out of business because there's just too much myths to be explained. Keep up the good work Mr. Solo🍃

[alysoffoxdale]

One of the cutest Mother's Day cards I ever saw had Loki and Sleipnir on it. Just sayin'...

[rickypedia]

If it's a child of Loki, you can rest assured that one fact will be true... it's gonna get weird.

[bloodyneptune]

Its Loki, he could have just turned into a bird or something to escape. No, I think horse sex was his endgame all along. He just came up with that 'what else could I have done' story after they started giving him crap about his kinks

[queeneon]

Honestly out of all the god and goddess out there in the thousands upon thousands of myths Loki is certainly one of my favorites

[jamieduckett]

I don't think Loki could possibly feel more alone in his mind with the stuff he's been through.

[ScarletCandlelight]

In my head I always imagined loki coming back with the baby and everyone asking "where have you been my man it's been months?!" And he just points to his son pissed off saying *"THAT I MADE THAT!!!"*

[MadHatterPrime]

"Loki took a big one for the team"
marvel thor: *laughs histerically*
me: imma quote this man words for the rest of my life...

[lilzem]

I love Norse mythology explained.
I find it entertaining!

[josollouisantonios.]

Embrace the weirdness of Norse mythology
It's interesting!

[arigagoodrich]

And you should most definitely do one on Egyptian gods

[toussaintmaillard]

Finally You talk about Sleipnir whom I think his origins are probably one of THE most disturbing

[RavenCloak]

So what we can learn from this myth is that Loki was a freak, he was pro-life when it at least comes to his kids and instead of turning ANYTHING ELSE into a beautiful mare for Goldfax to chase after he put it upon himself to do the work, looping back around to that he was indeed, a freak.

Also! We know that Loki instead of turning himself into a mare without the ability to give birth elected to turn himself into a mare that CAN give birth. Professionalism. He does not like to half ass a transformation.

[froggybangbang]

Loki's whole vibe is that of a kid nobody cared to help have manners and then get yelled at for not having manners. Just like his other son, that poor wolf could have been a powerful ally but nope, let's chain and alienate it until it's big enough to swallow the earth. I love Loki's lack of gender affirmation, though i do agree that in this case it might have been an oversight that the stallion wouldn't stop chasing him

[meetaverma]

my dog just died, and Loki's shenanigans are totally what I need to cope up with grief