(1) She had a relationship with Anar Cadwalladr L'Ancien Jötunn.
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(2) She had a relationship with Naglfari Jötunn.
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{geni:about_me} In Norse mythology, Nótt (Old Norse "night") is night personified. Nótt, personified, is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Nótt is listed as the daughter of a figure by the name of Nörvi (with variant spellings) and is associated with the horse Hrímfaxi, 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.
In stanza 14 of the Vafþrúðnismál, Odin states that the horse Hrímfaxi "draws every night to the beneficent gods" and that he lets foam from his bit fall every morning, from which dew comes to the valleys. In stanza 30 of the poem Alvíssmál, the god Thor asks the dwarf Alvíss to tell him what night is called in each of the nine worlds, whom "Nórr" birthed. Alvíss responds that night is referred as "night" by mankind, "darkness" by the gods, "the masker by the mighty Powers", "unlight" by the jötunn, "joy-of-sleep" by the elves, while dwarves call her "dream-Njörun" (meaning "dream-goddess").
In Sigrdrífumál, after the valkyrie Sigrdrífa is woken from her sleep curse by the hero Sigurd, Sigurd asks her name, and she gives him a "memory-drink" of a drinking horn full of mead, and then Sigrdrifa says a heathen prayer. The first verse of this prayer features a reference to the "sons of Dagr" and the "daughter of Nótt":
In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Nótt is again personified. In chapter 10, the enthroned figure of High states that Nótt is the daughter of a jötunn from Jötunheimr by the name of "Norfi or Narfi". Nótt is described as "black and swarthy", and has had three marriages. Her first marriage was with Naglfari, and the two produced a son by the name of Auðr. Nótt's second marriage was to Annar, resulting in their daughter Jörð, the personified earth. Finally, Nótt marries the god Dellingr, and the couple have Dagr, who takes after his "father's people" in brightness and fairness. Odin took Nótt and her son Dagr, placed them into the sky with a chariot and horse each, and they ride around the earth every 24 hours. Nótt rides before Dagr, and form from her horse Hrímfaxi's bit sprinkles the earth.
In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, a kenning is given for Jörð as "daughter of Nótt". Chapter 58 states that "Hrimfaxi or Fiorsvartnir draw the night", and in chapter 64, "nótt" is stated as one of various words for time.
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Nott ("The Night"), goddess and personification of the night, was the daughter of the giant Nörvi (Nor or Narfi).
Nott was ridin' in two days 'round the world, her son Dagr ("The Day") always behind her.
Her horse was called Hrimfaxi, which caused dew from the horse's bit.
Nott had three husbands:
The first was Naglfari, by whom she was the mother of Audr;
The second was Annar, whom she bore Jörd (with Onar, she was the mother of Fjörgyn, Onar = Annar, Fjörgyn = Jörd);
Nott's third husband was the elf (or dwarf) Delling, and by him she was the mother of the Day (Dagr).
"'Night' men call it, | 'Darkness' gods name it,
'The Hood' the holy ones high;
The giants 'The Lightless,' | the elves 'Sleep's joy"
The dwarfs 'The Weaver of Dreams."'
(Alvíssmál)
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