Norse Mythology · deity
Nanna
Nanna
deitythe wife of Baldr
The wife of Baldr; when Baldr died, Nanna followed him into grief (in some accounts she dies of sorrow).
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The account
Who they are
Nanna is the wife of Baldr. When Baldr died, Nanna was consumed by grief — in the Prose Edda she sets herself on Baldr's funeral pyre (in other accounts she dies of sorrow) [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗. She is the mother of Fosite [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
- Wife of Baldr [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
- Followed Baldr in death (burned on his pyre, in one account) [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Relationships (3)
Connections
2 rows · 3 recorded edges — identical notes are grouped
Family & kinship
PARENT_OFFosite (Forsétir) — Nanna is the parent of Fosite.[S2]
Partners
PARTNER_OFBaldr — Baldr and Nanna are married.[S2]
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Their corner of the divine world
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