Skíðblaðnir, the Folding Ship

The myth

Skíðblaðnir is the god Freyr's ship, made by the dwarves, the sons of Ivaldi, in the same challenge that produced Sif's golden hair and Odin's spear. Snorri says it is so large that all the Æsir can board it with their weapons, that it always has a fair wind as soon as the sail is raised, and that when not in use it can be folded like a cloth and kept in a pouch. Grímnismál calls it the best of ships. It is one of the most ingenious treasures in myth: vast at sea and tiny in the pocket.

Why it has this power

A level 6 Uncommon with ATK 2100 and DEF 2200: a warship that shields whoever it carries. A Wind Machine, for its ever-favorable wind, under Feather and Hammer, flight over the sea and the smiths' craft. As a Machine it also completes the Naglfar and Thor's Chariot fusions.

Did you know

Norway's oldest paddle steamer still in service, sailing Lake Mjøsa since 1856, is named Skibladner after Freyr's ship.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. The Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)
2. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)
3. Freyr — Encyclopaedia Britannica