Skidbladnir (also spelled Skidbladner), in Norse mythology, a magic ship
made by dwarfs and owned by Frey, the god of fruitfulness and good weather.
Skidbladnir was so large that it could hold on board all the Aesir gods with
all their weapons, arms, and horses. Yet it had been so cleverly constructed
by the dwarfs that when it docked and was no longer needed, it could be folded
up like a handkerchief and carried across land in a small pouch. As soon
as its sails were hoisted, Skidbladnir would go straight to its destination,
and it could sail on air as well as on water. The ship was made by the sons
of Ivald, the dwarfs of the forge, at the instigation of the trickster fire
god Loki.