In Nordic mythology, Naglfari is the father of Auðr by the personified night, Nótt. Naglfari is attested in a single mention in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson) book Gylfaginning, where he is described as one of a series of three husbands of Nótt, and that the couple produced a son, Auðr. No additional information is provided about Naglfari.
Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri invented Naglfari but states that his reason for doing so is unknown.
Notes
- William Ricketts Cooper (1876). An Archaic Dictionary: Biographical, Historical, and Mythological: From the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Etruscan Monuments and Papyri. "In Scandinavian mythology the first husband of the goddess Nott, who bare to him the deity Udr."
- Faulkes (1995:13—14).
- Lindow (2001:235).
- Simek (2007:226).
References
- Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda. Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3
- Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1