Advertisement

Advertisement

Skidbladnir

[skeed-blahd-nir]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the huge collapsible ship, made by two dwarfs for Frey, that always had a favoring wind.



Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But Skidbladnir did not satisfy him.

Read more on Literature

He had Skidbladnir, a boat made for him by the three dwarfs known as the sons of Ivaldi.

Read more on Literature

When the sails of Skidbladnir were set, the winds were always fair, and it took you wherever you needed to go.

Read more on Literature

Even though it was the second biggest ship there had ever been and would hold all the Aesir, Frey could fold Skidbladnir up like a cloth and place it in his bag.

Read more on Literature

Confusingly, the Saxon boat has been named the Skidbladnir, which, in Norse mythology, was the magical ship belonging to phallic fertility god Frey.

Read more on The Guardian

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


skidskidder