UNSC Skidbladnir

The was a Phoenix-class Colony Ship of the UNSC Navy. It was captianed with the assistance of the A.I. Loki.

The Skidbladnir transported those colonists who chose to leave other planets and settle on Harvest. It was held in orbit for more than a year while contruction of all the basic infrastructure for the Tiara and space elevator. Once that was finished, the ship was brough down to Havests surface where it was scrapped for parts, especially its engines, which where used to power Utgard.

Trivia
In Norse mythology, Skidbladnir is the ship of Freyr, the god of fertility who rules over the rain, the shining of the sun and the produce of the fields. ship was made by Dvalin and his brothers, dwarves and sons of Ívaldi. It was made at the request of Loki, and was given to Freyr as part of Loki's reparation for the theft of Sif's golden hair.