Nerthus
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Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Niörd and Nerthus, or of Niörd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
As with Freya, an image of the goddess Nerthus was drawn through the land in spring, to announce peace and fertility to mortals.
From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Alfred Biese
Niörd’s first wife, according to some authorities, was his sister Nerthus, Mother Earth, who in Germany was identified with Frigga, as we have seen, but in Scandinavia was considered a separate divinity.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
HERTHA, or Nerthus, in Teutonic mythology, the goddess of fertility, “Mother Earth.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The plan of the camp shows it; close beside the Nerthus pine, above the altar stones of the Idise, they have pitched a tent filled with provisions and weapons.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn
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