A blog about the history, geography, and mythology of the Nordic countries.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland, and their associated territories.
The Icelandic horse is a unique breed of horse developed from the ponies brought over by Scandinavian settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries. The breed has two unique gaits, the tölt and the skeið, flugskeið, or “flying pace”.
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