#narfi lokisson

Loki: Okay, let's hear it.

Vali: What goes in stiff but comes out soft?

Loki:

Narfi and Vali:

Loki: ... is it a-

I wanted to do my own take on grown-up Narfi as an au where he doesn't end up meeting a short yet tragic end to his life like in the myths

In the Prose Edda (Gylfaginning, ch. 10), it says that Nótt is the daughter of Nörfi/Narfi, who is described as a jötunn that lived in the farthest, darkest parts of the world. But then there’s another Narfi, Loki’s son, who’s either killed or turned into a wolf by the gods.

Many scholars (and a few wild mythology nerds like me 😌) have pointed out that this might not be a coincidence, the name “Narfi/Nörfi” could indicate the same name being, reshaped in later traditions.

What’s even cooler is that Narfi’s name can mean “corpse” (according to de Vries, 1962), and both Hel and Nótt are described as dark, blue, or black.

And remember in the Völuspá (stanzas 62–63) it’s said that Baldr and Höðr will return after Ragnarök? That means Hel and her realm survived too. Since she never joined Loki or her brothers in the prophecy she was going to fufill.. she only aided them with her army. If so, then everything connected to death, including Narfi keeps existing in this new world.

Yeah, we're doing this trend again! 😂

I’ve seen so many interpretations of what happens in the aftermath, once they get out of the cave Loki was bound in. Some people imagine they stayed together, some that they fell out of love, some that they split completely. And honestly, i understand fully to why you'd see it that way, and I'm all for it! It just makes sense, and it happens all the time outside of myths too.

But personally, I can’t help but feel like they’d still be together, still struggling, obviously. That even with all the pain and anger, they’d choose to face it side by side, even if there wasn’t enough time left for proper healing. Because Loki is doomed to die, and we never actually find out what happens to Sigyn after.

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking on my part (and for personal reasons I won’t get into), but I cope better imagining them staying together. Even if you think Sigyn blamed him, even if it wasn’t easy or pretty, that kind of devotion just means something.