The following list shows the faithful animals of gods or mortals, such as horses and dogs that are found in the popular myths and legends.
Please note this is not a list of monsters and giants.
There are some animals listed here, that doesn’t belong to anyone; however, they belonged to place called Yggdrasill , a Cosmic World Tree. These animals include an eagle, squirrel and 4 harts.
Alsvid
horse
Sol
Norse
Arvak
horse
Sol
Norse
Benig
horse (white)
Monk Ilsan
German
Blodughofi
horse
Freyr
Norse
Dain
hart
at Yggdrasill
Norse
Duneyr
hart
at Yggdrasill
Norse
Durathror
hart
at Yggdrasill
Norse
Dvalin
hart
at Yggdrasill
Norse
Falka (Blanka)
horse (bay)
Dietrich (Thiðrek)
German
Falhofnir
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Freki
wolf
Odin
Norse
Gardrofa
horse
mare that bore Hofvarpnir
Norse
Geri
wolf
Odin
Norse
Gisl
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Glad
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Glær (Glassy)
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Goti
horse
Gunnar
Norse
Gram
dog
Hrolf
Norse
Grani
horse
Sigurd
Norse
Grey Schomming
horse
Witga
Germanic
Gullfaxi
horse
Hrungnir , MagniNorse
Gullinbursti
wild boar
Freyr
Norse
Gulltopp
horse
Heimdall
Norse
Gyllir
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Habrok
hawk
Norse
Hamskerpir
horse
stallion that sires Hofvarpnir
Norse
Heidrun
goat
at Valhalla
Norse
Hialmther
horse
Hod
Norse
Hildesvini (Ottar)
wild boar
Freyja
Norse
Himinhriot
ox
Hymir
Norse
Hofvarpnir
horse
Gna
Norse
Holkvir
horse
Hogni
Norse
Hrafn
horse
Ali, Adils
Norse
Hrimfaxi
horse
Nott (Night)
Norse
Huginn
raven
Odin
Norse
Lettfeti
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Melnir
horse
Norse
Modnir
horse
Dvalin (dwarf)
Norse
Muininn
raven
Odin
Norse
Mylnir
horse
Norse
Ratatosk
squirrel
at Yggdrasill
Norse
Rispa
horse (stallion)
Heimir
German
Sæhrimnir
wild-boar
at Valhalla
Norse
Salgofnir
cock
at Valhalla
Norse
Silfrintopp
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Sinir
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Skeidbrimir
horse
ridden by an Aesir deity
Norse
Skemming
horse
Velent (Volund or Wayland)
Norwegian/German
Skinfaxi
horse
Day
Norse
Sleipnir
horse
Odin
Norse
Slidrugtanni
boar
Freyr
Norse
Slungnir
horse
Adils
Norse
Sporvitnir
horse
Norse
Svadilfari
horse
Hrimthurs (giant)
Norse
Svipud
horse
Norse
Tanngniost
goat
Thor
Norse
Tanngrisnir
goat
Thor
Norse
Vedrfolnir
hawk
at Yggdrasill
Norse
Vigblær
horse
Helgi
Norse
Vingskornir
horse
Norse
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