Narfi
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Narfi in Norse mythology may refer to the son of Loki or the father of Nótt the deity of night.
[edit] Son of Loki
Narfi , also known as Nari or Narvi, was a son of Loki by Sigyn who was killed to punish Loki for his crimes. The gods turned his brother Váli into a slavering wolf who tore Narfi's throat out. His entrails were then used to bind Loki to a stone slab until Ragnarök.
However, in Lokesenna, the guts of Nari are used to bind Loki while Váli is turned into a wolf. Thus it is not generally clear to scholars whether Nari and Narfi are the same, or if Vali is another name for Nari or Narfi.
[edit] Father of Nótt
According to Snorri in the Gylfaginning, "Nörfi or Narfi" was also the father of Nótt. It is not made clear by Snorri in the passage whether or not this is the same Narfi, son of Loki. However, in the eddic poems Nótt's father is called Nör (not to be confused with Nór).
The name of the father of Nótt seems to have several forms in Norse sources. (Rydberg's Teutonic Mythology, sect. 85)
- Naurr, Nörr (dative Naurvi, Nörvi): Vafþrúðnismál 25 "Nótt var Naurvi borin", Alvíssmál 29 "Nótt in Naurvi kennda".
- Narvi, Narfi: Gylfaginning 10, Egill Skallagr. 56, 2 "niðerfi Narfa".
- Norvi, Nörvi: Gylfaginning 10, Forspjallsljóð 7 "kund Nörva".
- Njörfi, Njörvi: Gylfaginning 10, Sonatorrek "Njörva nipt".
- Nori: Gylfaginning 10.
- Nari: Höfuðlausn 10.
- Neri: Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, 4.
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