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Wodan and Sleipnir - Jona Lendering - 07-29-2009

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I am looking for the museum where this Wodan lives. If I recall correctly, it's somewhere in the former German Democratic Republic. I've tried several Google runs, but they usually bring me to sites of death metal bands.

Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Sascha - 07-30-2009

Sorry all links are in German.

This Book tells the history of the stone:
http://www.amazon.de/fr%C3%A4nkische-Re ... 025&sr=8-1

Here is the Wikipedia article to the stone:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiterstein_von_Hornhausen

An according to Wikipedia it belongs to this museum:

http://www.archlsa.de/

A copy of the stone is in Hornhausen a the church tower.

Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Sascha - 07-30-2009

http://www.lda-lsa.de/landesmuseum_fuer ... sstellung/
first picture on the right.

http://www.lda-lsa.de/typo3temp/pics/a73012b466.jpg

Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Jona Lendering - 07-30-2009

THANKS! Halle, that's where I will have to go. Seems like a good choice for a weekend holiday.

Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Medicus matt - 07-30-2009

Why Wodan and Sleipnir? Not enough legs surely?

Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-30-2009

All the links I found spoke of eight legged horse!

Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Jona Lendering - 07-30-2009

Quote:Why Wodan and Sleipnir? Not enough legs surely?
Just intellectual laziness on my behalf. I recall that photo from more than thirty years ago and I recall that it was, back then, presented as a Wodan and Sleipnir. I may have "misremembered" it or the interpretation has changed. I was surprised when I discovered that it's now a Frankisch warrior. But it sounds more plausible.
This is certainly a Sleipnir, though:
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Re: Wodan and Sleipnir - Medicus matt - 07-30-2009

Quote:This is certainly a Sleipnir, though:

Yup. Either that or evidence of severe equine mutation.
:wink: