Gungnir

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Gungnir ('Swaying One') is the name of Óðinn's spear. It was made by the blacksmith dwarfs, Ívaldi's sons, who Loki has forced to do this work. [1]

Gungnir is also used as an Icelandic horse name

References

  1. Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)