In Norse folklore, Nótt (Old Norse "night") is night personified.
In both the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, Nótt is listed as the daughter of a figure by the name of Nörvi (with variant spellings) and is associated with the horse Hrímfaxi ("rime mane" or "frost mane"), while the Prose Edda features information about Nótt's ancestry, including her three marriages.
Nótt's third marriage was with the god Dellingr and this resulted in their son Dagr, the personified day.
As a proper noun, the word nótt appears throughout Old Norse literature...
Nótt’s son Dagr is associated with the horse Skinfaxi ("shining mane").
It was believed that Skinfaxi pulled Dagr’s chariot across the sky every day and that it was Skinfaxi’s shining mane that lit up the sky and the earth below...
“In Norse mythology, Nótt is night personified, grandmother of Thor. In both the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson...
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