Also called Nott, Night, Nat.
Their story
Nótt is a giantess, dark like her kin, the daughter of Nörfi. She married several times: to Annarr she bore Jörð, and to Dellingr, the shining one, she bore Dagr. Each night she rides the horse Hrímfaxi around the world, and the foam from his bit falls as the morning dew.
Their day
Monday. In modern practice, many pair her with Máni and honour her on Monday nights.
Best times to give to them
- nightfall
- Mondays
- the dark moon
- Mothers' Night at Yule
What they like being given
- a cup of water left out overnight
- dark bread
- a candle snuffed at bedtime with thanks
- warm milk or a herbal nightcap
How to honour them
- Say a short thanks to her as you turn out the lights.
- Spend a few minutes each night in darkness and silence.
- Keep a regular, gentle bedtime as a way to honour rest.
- Watch the stars and let the night be enough.
How they can help you
- sleep and insomnia
- rest and recovery
- comfort with darkness and the unknown
- peace at the end of the day
Symbols
- the horse Hrímfaxi
- dew
- stars
- a dark cloak
More Norse beings
- Skaði Huntress of the snowy mountains
- Máni The Moon, who counts the years
- Sól The Sun, who drives her bright horses
- Dagr Day, the bright son of Night
- Jörð The Earth, mother of Thor
- Rán Mistress of the deep, who gathers the drowned
- Ægir Lord of the sea and brewer for the gods
- The Norns The weavers of fate at the well of Urðr