Similar Myths to The Walling of Asgard and the Birth of Sleipnir in Other Cultures
Deal with the Devil / Faustian Bargain
"The Walling of Asgard" fits pretty well into the category of "Deal with the Devil" legends. What a "Deal with the Devil" legend, you ask? Well, in one of those stories, a hero makes a deal with so...
Name of the Helper Legends
Because of the initially hidden identity of the stone-mason, and the fact that he is completely destroyed once his identity is unmasked, "The Walling of Asgard"is also an example of a "Name of the...
Pegasus
Pegasus is the winged horse in Greek and Roman mythology. Pegasus is the product of Poseidon's rape of Medusa, the snake-haired woman. On another occasion, Poseidon, like Loki, transformed himself...
Fearsome Critter Legend
In Mythical Creatures of the North Country, author Walker Wyman tells a 19th-century lumberjack legend of a man who heard a galloping noise as he traveled through the forest. When he looked around,...