In early Nordic mythology there is a group of beings affiliated with the movements in the heavens. Commonly accepted as their head, or even father, is Mundilfæri. Attested in both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, he is listed as the father of Sunna and Máni. It should be stated that some view Sól and Sunna as interchangeable names since both can be linked etymologically to the word for sun. The same can be said for the moon. For the purposes of this section, and the stories shared, Sunna will be used to denote the name of the goddess who draws the chariot and Sól for the physical embodiment of the sun. When referencing this group of beings I will use the title House of Mundilfæri. It is not an uncommon way to refer to a family, clan, or tribe throughout history and thus not anything that would cause a copyright issue.

Who are the beings in this House? I commonly link the following: Mundilfæri, Nótt, Máni, Sunna, Dellingr, Dagr, Aurvanðil, Skúma, and a few others whose names have not yet come to light for me.

• Mundilfæri – God of Time. Not a lot is known about this being. His name does not easily translate but he can be linked to time, and the turning of such. His origin is unknown in current lore but I view him and his house as a sept of the Vanir due to their elemental nature. I view him personally as a Father Time sort of figure who ensures that time moves as it should without bias.
• Dellingr – God of the Dawn. He is responsible for the ending of night and allowing for the beginning of day. In the stories I share he is the son of Mundilfæri. His consort is Nótt.
• Nótt – Goddess of Night. The only thing known about her parentage is that she is the daughter of Nörvi. She is one of a very few deities in the lore specifically described as dark of skin. She is the main reason why those idiots who try to make this path ‘white-only’ have absolutely no ground upon which to stand. This beautiful goddess has skin of ebony and I view her as a majestic African queen. In the lore she has had three separate husbands (I use this term loosely as it was a patriarchal christian who wrote the tales down). Her last, and most loving in my opinion, union was/is with Dellingr. They have one son, Dagr.
• Dagr – God of the Day. Not to be confused with a light bringer, Dagr is the one who rides out to give us the hours of doing, being, and living. After sleep we wake and live. Those hours are given to us by Dagr.
• Sunna – Goddess of the Sun. She is the daughter of Mundilfæri and an unnamed mother. She was so beautiful that her father named her after the orb that shone over the worlds and for this imagined slight the Æsir consigned her to draw Sól across the skies to bring light to all the lands. She is married to Glen, but little is known about him.
• Skúma – Goddess of Dusk. She is a personification of the dusk/twilight that is not attested in the Lore. When the stories of this house were being shared with me I asked about the dusk since we had a being of the dawn. Most of the lore appears to require some sort of balance thus it made sense to me that there must of been someone for this time of the day cycle and that the name was simply lost to us. When I looked up terms for the word dusk I saw this one and my whole body went abuzz. To me, that was a sign I was on the right track. Whether this was indeed the name for the deity responsible for sunset in pre-christian Scandinavia, I cannot say for certain. All I know is that it is her name now. Her great love is Máni.
• Máni – God of the Moon. Contrary to what some may say, Máni is not the personification of the moon that sits in our skies above Earth. He is tied to the energies of the moon, whose name is Mond. He was named after the moon much like his sister after the sun. The Æsir ordered him to take to the skies and draw the moon across the multitude of heavens. The light of his life is Skúma.
• Aurvandil(l) – God of the stars. I have seen his name spelled with one or two ‘L’s. The main story within the existing lore is that of Thor carrying Aurvandil across the frozen rivers and that when his big toe became frozen, Thor broke it off and tossed it to the heavens to become the North Star. Not much else is known about him. I view him as the keeper of all the stars in the skies and responsible for their light. His wife is the Jötun healer and spækona, Gróa.
• Hjúki and Bil – Spirits of the Moon. These are two children that accompany Máni in his journey. They are only attested in the Prose Edda and there is not a consensus on what their roles might be. I view them as companions for Máni, responsible for the moon´s appearance and keeping an eye on how close the wolf, Hati Hróðvitnisson is to catching them. Their father is Viðfinnr but no mention of their mother exists.

It should also be noted that in this section most of the material is based on my personal UPG. Though there will be some references that fall in line with existing lore the expanded stories will be comprised through meditations and conversations with the beings in question. Deity inspired so to speak. I am a firm believer that the gods and goddesses speak to us in a variety of means. They want to share their stories, even the ones that have been lost to time. There will be instances where they share similar stories with multiple people and it becomes a sort of modern day canon. There will also be significant differences in tales that may be due to perspective or the influence of the personal experiences of the writers. Whether these stories are true I will leave to the individual reader. Should they resonate with you as ringing with truth so be it. As these were gifts of insight given to me in sacred space I lean towards the ring of truth. Only time will tell whether these modern mythology stories stand the test over the decades and centuries.

It is my hope that you, the reader, will glean some insight into these lesser known beings and find a way to incorporate them into your own practice in whichever way they speak to you. Enjoy!