Alfrodull, also
transliterated as
Alfrothul and related to the name
Asphodel, is the
sun in
Norse mythology, and literally means "
glory of elves". In earlier times, the sun was thought to be a chariot driven by a girl,
Sol, and pulled by two horses,
Arvak and
Alsvid. Sol would give off the sun's
heat, and the horses'
manes the light. The girl's passage through the
sky was due to being chased by the wolf
Fenrir AKA Skoll.
Before the coming of Ragnarok, the end of the world, Sol is to be caught and eaten by the wolf, but not before giving birth to a daughter who would take her place.
Source: "Alfrodull." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/alfrodull.html Accessed February 12, 2004.