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DagrIn stanza 25 of Vafþrúðnismál, the jötunn Vafþrúðnir answers Odin's question about the origin of day. He states that Delling is the father of day while night…
JörðThe Old Norse word Jörð means earth or land, serving as both a common noun and the name of a goddess. This term stems from Proto-Germanic erþō-, which…
Sól (Germanic mythology)One of the two Merseburg Incantations, written in Old High German during the 9th or 10th century CE, mentions Sunna as a sister to Sinthgunt.
NóttIn stanza 24 of the poem Vafþrúðnismál, the god Odin disguised as Gagnráðr asks the jötunn Vafþrúðnir about the origins of day and night.
RánThe Old Norse common noun rán means plundering or theft. Rudolf Simek states that the name Rán was probably understood as robber.