Naglfari
Template:Short description Template:Distinguish In Nordic mythology, Naglfari is the father of Auðr by the personified night, Nótt.<ref>William Ricketts Cooper (1876). An Archaic Dictionary: Biographical, Historical, and Mythological: From the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Etruscan Monuments and Papyri. "In Scandinavian mythology the first husband of the goddess Nott, who bare to him the deity Udr."</ref> Naglfari is attested in a single mention in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson) book Gylfaginning, where he is described as one of a series of three husbands of Nótt, and that the couple produced a son, Auðr.<ref name=FAULKES13-14>Faulkes (1995:13—14).</ref> No additional information is provided about Naglfari.<ref name=LINDOW235>Lindow (2001:235).</ref>
Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri invented Naglfari but states that his reason for doing so is unknown.<ref name=SIMEK226>Simek (2007:226).</ref>
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- Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda. Everyman. Template:ISBN
- Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. Template:ISBN
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. Template:ISBN