We are also told of the creation of the planets and stars, of our world, of the sea, of the moon, and of day and night. The year was reckoned by winters (vetr), and the days by nights (nott). The year was divided into months (mánud or mánad). “_Haustmánud_ (harvest-month) is the last before winter; _Gormánud_ (gore-month, called thus from the slaughter of cattle then taking place) the first month of winter; _Frermánud_ (frost-month); _Hrútmánud_ (the ram’s month); _Thorri_ (the month of waning or declining winter); _Gói_, _Einmánud_ ... then _Gaukmánud_ or _Sádtid_ (cuckoo-month or sowing-tide); _Eggtíd_ or _Stekktíd_ (egg-tide or weaning-tide); _Sólmánud_ or _Selmánud_ (sun-month or sæter-month in which the cattle are removed to the sel or sæter); _Heyjannir_ (haymaking-month); _Kornskurdarmánud_ (grain-reaping month)” (Skaldskaparmal, c. 63). The month was subdivided into six weeks; each week contained five days. The days were called—Týsdag = Tuesday; Ódinsdag = Wednesday; Thórsdag = Thursday; Frjádag = Friday; Laugardag (bath-day) or Thváttdag (washing-day) = Saturday. _Odin._ Tell me ... Whence the moon came That walks above men, And the sun also? _Vafthrudnir._ _Mundilfori_[37] is called The father of the moon, And of the sun also; Wheel round the heaven They shall every day, And tell men of the years. _Odin._ Tell me ... Whence the day came That passes over mankind, Or the night with her new moon? _Vafthrudnir._ _Delling_ (the bright) is called The father of _Dag_ (the day) But _Nott_ (night) was Norvi’s[38] daughter; The full moons and the new ones The good gods made To tell men the years. (Vafthrudnismal.) The following is the origin of Midgard:— Ere the sons of Bör Raised the lands, They who shaped The famous _Midgard_; The sun shone from the south On the stones of the hall; Then the ground grew With green grass. The sun from the south,[39] The companion of the moon, With her right hand took hold Of the rim of heaven;[40] The sun knew not Where she[41] owned halls, The moon knew not What power he[42] had; The stars knew not Where they owned places.