Associated with the sun.

Name(s): The word sól is Old Norse/Old Icelandic for “sun.” The word sunna is the word “sun” in Old High German.

Parents: Mundilfari is the father of Sunna (Sól) and her brother Mani. Their mother is unidentified.

Spouse: In Gylfaginning Sunna is married to Glen.

Children: In Gylfaginning it is said that before she dies during Ragnarok, Sunna will have a daughter who will take over her role; this daughter is not named.

Affiliations: Sunna is one of the Aesir.

According to Snorri in Gylfaginning, Mani and Sunna were originally the human children of Mundilfari, and so lovely that he named them after the moon and sun; this so outraged the gods that the children were taken into the sky to serve them.

Tales: In Vafþrúðnismál it is said that Mani and Sunna must both traverse the heavens every day so that humanity can count the years.

In Grimnismal it is said that Mani and Sunna are pursued by wolves during their travels; Mani is chased by Hati Hróðvitnisson while Sunna (Sol) is followed by Sköll.

In Gylfaginning Snorri states that during Ragnarok Mani and/or Sunna will be devoured by the wolf Managarm.

Other details: In the Second Merseburg Charm Sunna is named among the healing deities.

The names of the horses that pull Sunna’s chariot are Árvakr and Alsviðr.