Gullinbursti

Gullinborsti ( Germanic * Gullinbursti, Gullinbyrsi *, * Gúlimborsti, also Sliðrugtanni ) Old Norse "the one with the golden bristles " is the boar of the Norse god Freyr.

The name Gullinborstis is called from the Old Icelandic skald / poet and historian Snorri Sturluson in his works Gylfaginning 48 and 7 Skáldskaparmál writing. Gullinborsti is according to Germanic mythology, the constant companion of Freyr and pulls the wagon through the air, on water at day and night. In the dark spray its golden bristles fire sparks that illuminate the darkness. Gullinborsti was made ​​by the dwarves Sindri and Brokkr.

Also in other mythologies enters the boar as a revered animal.