#narfi lokisson

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Sigyn: Bed. Now. Loki: Obey your mother or I’ll read you tragic prophecies. Narfi: Again? Hel: Spoilers, Father. Fenrir: I like the one where everything burns. Jörmungandr: That’s all of them.

[t-edison]

Narfi: Dad, we learnt a joke at school!

Loki: Okay, let's hear it.

Vali: What goes in stiff but comes out soft?

Loki:

Narfi and Vali:

Loki: ... is it a-

Sigyn, rushing into the room: SPAGHETTI IT'S SPAGHETTI!!

[2dlovley]

[ryebread-x]

Narfi(If he had lived au)

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

This version of Narfi ends up going from being a shy, soft-spoken kid to becoming more confident and outspoken as an adult while having a level of sass to him. Taking hobbies such as swordfighting and an interest in combat.

[sigyn-foxyposts]

One of my favorite Norse myth theories that seriously blows my mind every time is the one where Narfi, Loki’s often-forgotten son, might actually be the same person as Nótt’s father, who’s also named Narfi (or Nörfi). Sounds confusing, right? But it actually makes so much sense when you connect it all.

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.

Now this is the part that can be hard to follow, as we all know, the lady of the night herself is the mother of Jörð, Thor’s mother. Meaning?? There is like this cyclical pattern going on, putting everything in a loop. Yes it looses me there too, but still too good for for thought not to care about! 🫡🌌

[sigyn-foxyposts]

"9 months..making Sigyn suffer!"

Yeah, we're doing this trend again! 😂

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Happy Halloween!! 🎃

I honestly couldn't decide on who to draw first.. so I went with my roots and made them dress up as my current obsession. Guilty is charged.. 😂

[sigyn-foxyposts]

One thing that always makes me so emotional about Loki and Sigyn’s story though I really wish it wasn’t the only story we ever get of them, is the fact that Sigyn was forced to not only watch her beloved suffer, punished for a crime he probably committed out of revenge for what happened to his other children, but also seeing and possibly even knowing that their current kids were going to suffer for it too. Like… that’s devastating on every level!

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.

And no, I’m not trying to sugarcoat or romanticise the tragedy of it all, you have every right to move on from someone, even if they caused it or not. It’s just… comforting to believe in that strong kind of love and devotion. One that endures, even in the middle of all that suffering, because life isn't all sunshine and rainbows. No, not even in the myths our ancestors made up! 😅