List of horses in mythology and folklore#Germanic

• Arondel, Bevis's horse in the Middle English romance Bevis of Hampton
• Arondiel, ridden by Fergus of Galloway,Owen, D.D.R. tr. (2018). {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZpREAAAQBAJ&pg=PT63 |2=Fergus of Galloway}}, Birlinn Ltd. later he rides FloriOwen tr. (2018). {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZpREAAAQBAJ&q=Flori |2=op cit.}} In the Middle Dutch Ferguut the horse is Pennevare.Johnson, David Frame; Claassens, Geert H. M. edd. (2000).{{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBsdpJHsPwYC&pg=PA173 |2=Dutch Romances: Ferguut}}, Boydell & Brewer, p. 173
• Swallow, mare of Hereward the Wake

• Assile, Assyle, horse of Arthur of Little Britain (Brittany),{{efn|A descendant of Lancelot.}} in {{illm|Artus de Bretagne|fr|lt=Artus de Bretagne}}Translated by Lord Berners (1560?) ''{{URL|1=

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A21762.0001.001 |2=Arthur of Brytayn The hystory of the moost noble and valyaunt knyght Arthur of lytell brytayne}}'', London: William Copland. (Digitized in the EEBO collection @Univ. of Michigan. STC 807).

• Aubagu, horse of Arthur in Erec.{{harvp|Flutre|1962}}, s.v. "Augagu", p. 22
• Bel Joeor, Beau Joueur, Tristan's horse in Béroul's Tristan.Beroul (2005). Translated by Alan Fedrick. The Romance of Tristan: The Tale of Tristan's Madness, p. 137 according to {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=8--Ci5R1Na4C&newbks=1&q=%22bel%22%20%22Black%20Knight%20of%20the%20Mountain%22&f=false |2=index}}. Penguin UK. Here Tristan is disguised as the "Black Knight of the Mountain". Cf. Passe-Brewel
• Gringolet, Sir Gawain's horse. Gwalchmai's horse is Keincaled in the Welsh Triads
• Hengroen, King Arthur's horse in Culhwch ac Olwen
• Llamrei, King Arthur's mare in Culhwch ac Olwen
• Lorigal, horse born after Eliavrés the magician was forced to mate with a mare in the First Perceval Continuation (Livre de Caradoc).{{harvp|Bruce|1999}} Arthurian Name Dict. s.v. {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZFbczeMtYcC&pg=PA164|2=Elïavrés}}{{harvp|Flutre|1962}} s.v. "Lorigal"
• Passe-Brewel (Malory), horse of Tristan. Also Passebruel (Prose Tristan), Passabrunello in the Italian version.{{harvp|Bruce|1999}} Arthurian Name Dict. s.v. "{{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZFbczeMtYcC&pg=PA393|2=Passbruel [Passabrunell, Passe-Brewel]}}".{{Refn|group="lower-alpha"|"Passebruel" is normalized spelling. The Old French manuscript reading is given as "Passebroill, Passebreui"}}
• Passelande, Arthur's horse in Béroul's Tristan.Beroul (2005). Translated by Alan Fedrick. The Romance of Tristan: The Tale of Tristan's Madness, p. 126 according to {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=8--Ci5R1Na4C&pg=PT168 |2=index}}. Penguin UK. {{harvp|Bruce|1999}} Arthurian Name Dict. s.v. "{{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZFbczeMtYcC&pg=PA393|2=Passelande]}}".

• The Nuckelavee, an Orcadian horse with no skin which sometimes appears to have a man astride its body
• Nuggle, a mischievous water horse, in Shetland folklore
• Tangie, a seaweed covered water horse, pin Orcadian and Shetlandic folklore

• Aonbarr or Enbarr, the horse of Manannán, borrowed by Lugh on a loan, which could travel both land and sea
• Ceffyl Dŵr, a malevolant water horse in Welsh folklore
• Each-uisge, a malevolant water horse in Irish and Scottish folklore
• Kelpie, a mythical Scottish water horse
• Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, Cú Chulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses
• March Malaen, from Celtic mythology
• Morvarc'h, the horse of Gradlon in Breton legend
• Púca, a shapeshifting, sea creature, known for appearing as a horse
• The Tangle-Coated Horse/Earthshaker, an Otherworld horse belonging to Fionn mac Cumhaill{{cn|date=May 2025}}

• Baucent, Bauçant, horse of Bréhus that became Ogier's.{{harvp|Rudolph|1885|p=33}}, Bauçant VIII. This same horse is called Marchevalee in Bulfinch's retellingBulfinch's Charlemagne.{{Refn|group="lower-alpha"|However,

Marchevallée in the fragment of Déliverance OgierLongpérier ed. (1876). La Delivrance d'Ogier le Danois

appears to be a horse of the Sultan of Babylon which Ogier's nephew Gautier obtains after a successful siege and gives to Ogier. The Sultan ransoms it back in exchange of fine armor.{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|p=41}}}}

• Bayard, a magic bay horse in the legends derived from the medieval chansons de geste. Particularly Renaud de Montauban's.{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|pp=32–33}}
• Broiefort, Ogier the Dane's horse.{{efn|Beiffror in Bulfinch.}} The horse of Ugieri is Rondel, Rondello in Italian versions.Pulci, Morgante
• Ferrant d'Espaigne, Feraunt of Spayne, horse of Fierabras. Oliver obtains Ferrant after they fight.{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|pp=37–38}}
• Gaignon (Anglo-Norman: Gaignun, "guard dog"), of Sarcen King Marsile in The Song of Roland{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|p=40}}
• Maigremor, the horse of Vivien, son of {{illm|Beuves d'Aigremont|fr|lt=Beuve d'Aigremont}} and separated twin brother of Maugis the enchanter.{{harvp|Langlois|1904}} Table des noms, {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD67854ws3cC&pg=PA419 |2=Maigremor 1}}, p. 419. In the chanson de geste of Maugis vv. 8455, etc.
• Marchegai, horse of Élie de Saint Gille and son son Aiol{{harvp|Langlois|1904}} Table des noms, {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD67854ws3cC&pg=PA431 |2=Marchegai}}, p. 413
• Papillon, horse of Ogier, in the romance versions tying him to Morgan le Fay.Togeby, Knud (1969) {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVdEAQAAIAAJ&q=Papillon |2=Ogier Le Danois Dans Les Littérratures Européennes}}. Munksgaard, pp. 144, 146.
• Passevent, horse of Ogier, said to have fought Capalu according to Jean d'Outremeuse.Jean d'Outremeuse. Ly myreur des histors. Notes by Stanislas Bormans (1887) {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jabbwutNnwC&pg=PA376 |2=Table analytique}}, p. 376
• Tachebrun, horse of Ganelon the traitor.{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|p=44}}
• Tencendur, warhorse of Charlemagne (d. 814) according to the 12th century Song of Roland.{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|p=44}}
• Veillantif of Roland (d. 778) as told in the 12th century Song of Roland.{{sfnp|Rudolph|1885|p=44}} Orlando's horse is called Brigliadoro in the Italian version.
• Red Hare or {{translit|zh|Chitu}} of Lü Bu (d. 199) according to 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms

{{see also|Horses of the Æsir|Horses in Germanic paganism}}

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• Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=19}}
• Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse{{sfn|Kálfsvísa}}
• Falhófnir, a horse of the gods{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=78}}
• Falke (ON {{lang|non|Falka}}), horse of þidrekr (Dietrich von Bern); sibling horse of Rispe and Schimming ({{linktext|qq.v}}).
• Glað, a horse of the gods{{sfn|Simek|2008|pp=111-112}}
• Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=112}}
• Goti, horse of GunnarVölsunga saga Ch. 9 (≈Gunther of the Nibelingenlied)
• Grani, the horse of Sigurð{{sfn|Düwel|1988|pp=135-136}}
• Gullfaxi or Golden Mane, originally owned by Hrungnir, given to Magni
• Gullfaxi in the fairytale "The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder"
• Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=123}}
• Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one"{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=126}}
• Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir{{sfn|Hopkins|2021|p=638}}
• Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=19}}
• Hölkvir, horse of HögniVölsunga saga Ch. 27 (≈Hagen)
• Hrímfaxi or Rime-frost Mane, Nótt (Night)'s horse{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=157}}
• Leo or Lion, of Waltharius of Aquitaine.Learned, Marion Dexter ed. (1892) {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=cfNjvhugFeoC&pg=PA139 |2=The Saga of Walther of Aquitaine}}, p. 139
• Lewe (Löwe, Lion), of Master Hildebrand.Lienert, Elisabeth; Pontini, Elisa; Schumacher, Katrin edd. (2017) {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=DHGtDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA840|2=Virginal. Goldemar}}, index.
• Skinfaxi or Shining Mane, Dagr (Day)'s horse{{sfn|Simek|2008|pp=289-290}}
• Rispe (ON {{lang|non|Rispa}}), Heime's horse.Grimm, Wilhelm (1867). Die deutsche Heldensage. {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=SI46AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA241 |2=Wittich und Heime}} pp. 241
• Schimming (ON {{lang|non|Skemmingr}}), Witege's horse.Grimm, Wilhelm (1867). Die deutsche Heldensage. {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=SI46AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA197 |2=Wittich}} pp. 196–197{{harvp|Gillespie|1973}} s.v. "Schemming", p. 114.
• Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse{{sfn|Simek|2008|pp=293-294}}
• Slungnir (aka SlöngvirYnglinga saga), horse of King Adils of Sweden, stolen by Hrólfr KrakiSkáldskaparmál
• Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=305}}

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• Aethon, names of various horses
• Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
• Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
• Bellerophon's Pegasus
• Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
• Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
• Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
• Phaethon,{{cite web|last1=Atsma|first1=Aaron|title=LIST OF IMMORTAL HORSES|url=http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Hippoi.html|website=THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY |access-date=28 January 2018}} one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
• Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths
• Sterope, horse of the sun-god Helios
• Trojan Horse
• Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)

• Brunsaudebruel, horse of King Embron,{{harvp|Flutre|1962}}, s.v. "Brunsaudebruel", p. 37 which recognized the king's son, Gullaume de Palerne

• Burko of Dobrynya Nikitich{{Refn|group="lower-alpha"|Also a horse named {{translit|ru|Voroneyushka}} {{lang|ru|Воронеюшка}} "Little Raven"Mike Dixon-Kennedy (1998). {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=S73OEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA308 |2=Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend}}, p. 308}}
• Jabučilo, horse of Momčilo
• {{illm|Šarac (horse)|es|Šarac|mk|Шарец|lt=Šarac}} horse of Prince Marko of Serbian epic poetry
• Sivko-Burko, the "Gray-Brown" Horse of Slavic folktales
• Ždral ({{lang|sr|Ждрал}}, "gray horse") of Voivode Prijezda ({{lang|sr|војвода Пријезда}}) in "The Death of Duke Prijezda".{{Refn|{{langx|sr|Smrt vojvode Prijezde: "Drvo , kamen i studeno gvoždje}} (The second treasure your gray horse)". Brkić, Jovan (1961) {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=JfvWAAAAMAAJ&q=%22gray+horse%22 |2=Moral Concepts in Traditional Serbian Epic Poetry}}, Mouton, p. 100.}}
• Ždralin, horse of Miloš Obilić
• Calul Năzdrăvan, winged or swift advisor and horse of Făt-Frumos

• Ak-kula, of Manas in the Epic of Manas
• Kurkik Jalali ({{langx|hy|Քուռկիկ Ջալալի}}, the horse of Armenian epic, belonging to David of Sassoun, etc.
• Tikbalang, the demon horse in Philippine folklore
• Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology

• Qianlima (translated as the "Thousand League Colt"), winged horse in Chinese mythology
• Red Hare, of Lü Bu (d. 199) according to history, but embellished as being taken by Cao Cao and subsequently gifted to Guan Yu according to the 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
• {{translit|zh|Tixue wuzhui, T'i-hsüeh wu-chu}}, {{lang|zh|踢雪烏騅}}, "Ebony Steed Which Treads in Snow" of Huyan Zhuo in Water Margin
• {{translit|zh|Zhaoye yu shizi, Chao-yeh Yü-shih-tzu}}, {{lang|zh|照夜玉獅子}}, "White Jade Lion That Glows in the Night" of Duan Jingzhu in Water Margin

• Dyaus Pita, a Vedic god who appears as a horse
• Keshi, a horse demon slain by Krishna in the Bhagavata Purana
• Uchchaihshravas, Indra's horse in Hindu mythology

• Rakhsh, horse of Rostam, the great Iranian champion
• Shabdiz horse of khosrow parvi, shah of Iran
• Gulrang, Golrang ("rose-red charger"Translated by Arthur George Warner; Edmond Warner

(1905). {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQA7AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA160 |2=The Sháhnáma of Firdausí}}, 1: 160. K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company Limited.), Faridun's horse as he rode out to strike the serpent-king Zahhak.Translated by Dick Davis (2016) {{URL|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=2eglCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA22 |2=Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings}}, Penguin Books, p. 22

• Abjer, colt of Antar according to Antar, a Bedoueen Romance
• The horse of Sinterklaas: in the Netherlands "Amerigo" or "Ozosnel", in Flanders "Slechtweervandaag" ("Bad weather today")
• Ros Beiaard, a horse from Belgian folklore, still celebrated annually in many cities across the country
• Silili, a Babylonian goddess or divinity of horses
• Horses of Pas-de-Calais
• White horse of Kent

• Winged unicorn
• List of fictional horses
• White horses in mythology
• Winged horse

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