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In Norse mythology, Narfi is a son of Loki, referred to in a number of sources. According to the ''Gylfaginning'' section of Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'', he was also called Nari and was killed by his brother Váli, who was transformed into a wolf; in a prose passage at the end of the Eddic poem "Lokasenna", Narfi became a wolf and his brother Nari was killed. ==Textual mentions== In chapter 50 of ''Gylfaginning'', to punish Loki for his crimes, the Æsir turn his son Váli into a wolf and he dismembers his brother, "Nari or Narfi", whose entrails are then used to bind their father. The prose colophon to "Lokasenna" has a summary of the same story, probably derived from Snorri;〔Ursula Dronke (ed. and trans.), ''The Poetic Edda'' Volume II: ''Mythological Poems'', Oxford: Oxford University/Clarendon, 1997, repr. 2001, ISBN 9780198111818, (p. 371 ).〕 In this version, there is no mention of a brother named Váli, Nari is the brother who is killed, Narfi transforms into a wolf, and the connection is not explained.〔Dronke, (pp. 371–72 ).〕〔"Nari and/or Narfi", John Lindow, ''Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs'', Oxford/New York: Oxford University, 2001, ISBN 9780195153828, pp. 236–37, (p. 237 ).〕 The name Nari has often been changed to Váli to better conform to the ''Prose Edda'' account; for example in Guðni Jónsson's 1954 edition and in Henry Adams Bellows' 1923 English translation.〔"Hann var bundinn með þörmum sonar síns, Vála": Guðni Jónsson, ed., ''Eddukvæði'', Akureyri: Íslendingasagnaútgáfan, 1954, , (online at Heimskringla.no ). "He was bound with the bowels of his son Vali": Henry Adams Bellows, ''The Poetic Edda'', Scandinavian classics 21 and 22, New York: The American Scandinavian Foundation, 1923; repr. 1 vol. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University, 1936, , (p. 172 ).〕 Snorri also names "Nari or Narfi" as the son of Loki and his wife Sigyn earlier in ''Gylfaginning'', and lists "father of Nari" as a heiti for Loki in the ''Skáldskaparmál'' section of his work. In addition, Narfi is mentioned in the much earlier "Ynglingatal" of Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, where Hel is referred to by the kenning ''jóðís ulfs ok Narfa'' ("sister of the wolf (Fenrir ) and Narfi"),〔"Narfi 1", Rudolf Simek, tr. Angela Hall, ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology'', Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1993, repr. 2000, ISBN 9780859915137, p. 228.〕〔''Viking and Medieval Scandinavia'' 2 (2006) (p. 14 ).〕 and in the "Haustlöng", which may be by the same skald.〔Jan de Vries, ''Altgermanische Religionsgeschichte'' Volume 2, Grundriß der germanischen Philologie 12/2, 2nd ed. 1957, repr. 3rd ed. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1970, , p. 263 ; see also Jan de Vries, ''The Problem of Loki'', Folklore Fellows Communications 110, Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia/Societas Scientiarum Fennica 1933, , (p. 186 ).〕 Narfi also occurs as a personal name.〔 For example, a Norwegian bishop and king's counselor who died in 1304 was named Narve.〔Knut Helle, ("Narve" ), ''Store norske leksikon'' 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Narfi and Nari」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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