Narfi
Also known as Nörfi, Nǫrfi, Nörr, Nǫrr
thumb | right | alt=Loki is tied to a cliff, and cowers before a snake, coiled around a nearby tree and menacing at him from inches away. | The Punishment of Loki, a painting by James Doyle Penrose, R.H.A. (1862-1932) Narfi (Old Norse: ), also Nörfi (O.N.: ), Nari or Nörr (O.N.: ), is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the father of Nótt, the personified night.
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- Legacy
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thumb | right | alt=Loki is tied to a cliff, and cowers before a snake, coiled around a nearby tree and menacing at him from inches away. | The Punishment of Loki, a painting by James Doyle Penrose, R.H.A. (1862-1932) Narfi (Old Norse: ), also Nörfi (O.N.: ), Nari or Nörr (O.N.: ), is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the father of Nótt, the personified night.
== Name == The Old Norse name Nǫrr has been related to the Old Saxon ('night'), a name which occurs in the verse of the fragmentary Genesis poem. In adjectival form, the Old Norse nǫrr means 'narrow','' and the name Nar(f)i'' may have shared the same meaning.