Dellingr

Delling took Nótt as his wife. She was swarthy and dark, as befitted her kind. Before Delling, she had married Naglfare, and they had a son named Aud. She then married Annar, and their daughter was Jord. Delling became her last husband, and he belonged to the race of the gods. Their son was Day, who was light and fair like his father. Delling was called Day’s father, and Night was said to have been born of Norr.

Allfather took Nótt and Day and gave each of them a horse and a chariot. He placed them in the heavens and ordered them to drive around the earth by turns, each for twelve hours. Nótt rode first on Hrimfaxe, whose name meant Frost-mane. Each morning, foam fell from the horse’s bit, and dew came upon the valleys.

Day then rode on Skinfaxe. The horse’s mane shone and lit the sky and the earth. Day passed over mankind, and his journey helped mark the years. In another telling, Day was called Delling’s son and was linked with the journeys that Night, Sun, and Day made across the heavens.