Narfi

Narfi or Nari is a giant in Norse mythology . He is one of the two sons of Loki and Sigyn . After Aegir's drinking binge, the gods have his brother Vali, whom the gods have turned into a wolf, tear him to pieces so that Loki can be tied to three sharp-edged rocks with his bowels.

Narfi , Nörfi or Nörr is also the name of another giant from Jötunheim and the father of Nótt .

literature

• Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X .