Vendel Period helmet plate depicting a cavalryman with a spear/lance followed by two ravens, assumed to depict Odin with Gungnir together with Huginn and MuninnGotland Runic Inscription 181 which depicts Odin with Gungnir, Thor with Mjölnir and a third character with a sickle, potentially Freyr. Above, a valkyrie in swan hamr delivers a fallen warrior to Valhalla, where Odin, together with Frigg, greets him by handing over Gungner as a sign that he is accepted among Valhalla's chosen.Böksta Runestone (U 855) which possibly depicts Odin with Gungner and his wolves Geri and Freki hunting a forrest bride, troll or thereof transformed into a horse, which has been marked by one of his ravens, sitting on the horse's head. Late sagas in Sweden retell this motif, where Odin hunts mythological beings with "never missing shots".
In Norse mythology, Gungnir (/ˈɡʌŋ.nɪər/, "the rocker, the swaying one") is the spear of the god Odin. It is known for always hitting the target of the attacker regardless of the attacker's skill.
