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Deity in Germanic paganism
In Germanic paganism, Nerthus, is a goddess associated with a ceremonial wagon procession. Nerthus is attested by first century A.D. Roman historian Tacitus
Nerthus
God among the Vanir in Norse mythology
connecting him with the figure of the much earlier attested Germanic goddess Nerthus, the hero Hadingus, and theorizing on his formerly more prominent place
Njörðr
Traditional religion of Germanic peoples
venerated a goddess, Nerthus, and describes the rites of the goddess in some detail. At their center is a ceremonial wagon procession. Nerthus's cart is found
Germanic_paganism
Genus of insects
belong to the genus Nerthus: Nerthus dudgeoni Distant, 1909 Nerthus kempi Paiva, 1919 Nerthus taivanicus (Bergroth, 1914) "Nerthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-07
Nerthus_(bug)
Species of pentatomomorphan bug
Nerthus taivanicus is a species of pentatomomorphan bug in the family Heterogastridae, found in eastern and southeastern Asia. "Nerthus taivanicus". GBIF
Nerthus_taivanicus
Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology
cart containing an image of Odin, drawing comparison to the images of Nerthus attested by Tacitus in 1 CE. Excavations in Ribe, Denmark have recovered
Odin
Main-belt asteroid
601 Nerthus is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. See mythology of Nerthus. "601 Nerthus (1906 UN)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
601_Nerthus
join the Æsir. Similarities have been pointed out between Njörðr and Nerthus, a Germanic fertility god mentioned by Tacitus in Germania in the 1st-century
Germanic_mythology
1999 studio album by Burzum
"Ansuzgardaraiwô" ("Warriors of Ansuzgarda") 4:28 4. "Die Liebe Nerþus'" ("The Love of Nerthus") 2:14 5. "Frijôs einsames Trauern" ("Frijo's Lonely Mourning")
Hliðskjálf_(album)
Norse mythological character
Germania, Tacitus describes rituals surrounding a goddess by the name of Nerthus, a theonym that is etymologically ancestral to Old Norse Njörðr. However
Sister-wife_of_Njörðr
Historical category of northern European peoples
Additionally, Tacitus's description of a group of tribes as united by the cult of Nerthus (Germania 40) as well as the cult of the Alcis controlled by the Nahanarvali
Germanic_peoples
Primeval cow of Norse mythology
and notes that the Germania relates how an image of the Germanic goddess Nerthus was borne through the countryside in a wagon drawn by cattle. Simek compares
Auðumbla
Germanic tribe from present-day northern Germany
situation but states that, together with the six other tribes, they worshipped Nerthus, or Mother Earth, whose sanctuary was located on "an island in the Ocean"
Angles_(tribe)
Lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
inhabited between the 8th and 12th century. The misreading of the goddess name Nerthus in Tacitus's 1 CE ethnographic work Germania on the ancient Germanic peoples
Herthasee_(Rügen)
Sexual activity between close relatives
prominent example being between Njörðr and his unnamed sister (perhaps Nerthus), parents of Freyja and Freyr. Loki in turn also accuses Freyja and Freyr
Incest
Feminine or female deity
other female deities are attested among the Germanic peoples, such as Nerthus attested in an early account of the Germanic peoples, Ēostre attested among
Goddess
1st century Germanic tribe
Aviones or Auiones (*Awioniz meaning "island people") were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes of the 1st century mentioned by Tacitus in
Auiones
Christian festival before Lent
ritual was possibly the fertility goddess Nerthus. Also, there are some indications that the effigy of Nerthus or Freyr was placed on a ship with wheels
Carnival
Ancient Germanic tribe
The Suarines or Suardones were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. They have otherwise been lost to history
Suarines
refers to a castum nemus ('chaste grove') in which the image of the goddess Nerthus was hallowed, and other reports from the Roman period also refer to rites
Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology
Sacred_trees_and_groves_in_Germanic_paganism_and_mythology
Pair of ravens in Norse mythology that serve Odin
cart containing an image of Odin, drawing comparison with the images of Nerthus attested by Tacitus in 1 CE. Excavations in Ribe in Denmark have recovered
Huginn_and_Muninn
possibility that they may contain a kernel of truth." Germanic paganism Nerthus Mortensen, Christensen, Johannesen, Stidsing, & Olsen 2020: 1-2. Gunnell
Dejbjerg_wagon
Genus of annelid worms
longipenis (Brinkhurst, 1965) Tubifex montanus Kowalewski, 1919 Tubifex nerthus Michaelsen, 1908 Tubifex newaensis (Michaelsen, 1903) Tubifex newfei Pickavance
Tubifex
Norse mythical character
Njǫrðr. His position as the father of Njǫrðr should not be seen as certain. Nerthus is often suggested to be the same woman as Njǫrðr's unidentified sister
Fornjót
Historical ethnic group of the Italian Peninsula of Germanic origin
to him, "by daring the perils of war". Beyond the Langobardi were the Nerthus-worshipping tribes whose land of rivers and forest stretched to the sea
Lombards
Germanic people
The Nuithones were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. Schütte [3] remarks that the name is probably corrupt
Nuithones
Worship of nature spirits
was believed to control storms and lightning. Similarly, the goddess Nerthus was linked to fertility and the earth, with rituals involving plowing sacred
Nature_worship
Mythological Swedish and Norwegian royal dynasty
Njǫrðr. His position as the father of Njǫrðr should not be seen as certain. Nerthus is often suggested to be the same woman as Njǫrðr's unidentified sister
Yngling
German association football club
day trip on this ship with his father. The name Hertha is a variation on Nerthus, referring to a fertility goddess from Germanic mythology. The ship itself
Hertha_BSC
earth Mindort-batoni, god of the mountains Jörð, goddess of the earth Nerthus, earth goddess Skaði, goddess of the mountains and winter Sif, goddess
List_of_earth_deities
for a child Gefjun, Danish goddess of ploughing and possibly fertility Nerthus, earth goddess associated with fertility Njörðr, since his name is cognate
List_of_fertility_deities
the god Bragi Jörð, personification of the earth and the mother of Thor Nerthus, goddess of the earth, called by the Romans Terra Mater Njörð, god of the
List_of_nature_deities
the transcendent God of Christianity. Tacitus also mentioned a goddess Nerthus being worshipped by the Germanic people, in whom Perry thinks the Franks
Frankish_paganism
1997 book by R. North
was first a functional term for a human embodiment of Nerthus, then for a man representing Nerthus." Proceeding to discuss the role of the Vanir in Norse
Heathen Gods in Old English Literature
Heathen_Gods_in_Old_English_Literature
linked to an account in Tacitus' Germania of the ritual washing of the god Nerthus, after which those who cleaned her were drowned. He also states that the
Wetlands and islands in Germanic paganism
Wetlands_and_islands_in_Germanic_paganism
Ancient Germanic tribe
The Reudigni were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. Schütte [3] suggests that the name should be read Rendingi
Reudigni
Norse deity
name, Njǫr-, may represent the element *ner- as in Tacitus' earth-goddess Nerthus (*Ner-þuz), whose name is etymologically identical with that of the Norse
Njörun
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
and her name to "the Indian Bhavani, who travels about and bathes like Nerthus and Holda, but is likewise called Kali or Mahakali, the great black goddess"
Hel_(mythological_being)
'Easter'. Erce/Folde, the 'Mother of Earth' cited in the Æcerbot charm (cf. Nerthus, Fulla, Jörð). Rheda, also Hrethe or Hrēða, listed by Bede. Wyrd, the Anglo-Saxon
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_deities
Corpse preserved in a bog
reference to the practice of drowning slaves who had washed the cult image of Nerthus and were subsequently ritually drowned in Tacitus' Germania, suggesting
Bog_body
Social system with female rule
Brittonic (e.g. Rhiannon), and the Germanic (e.g. Grendel's mother and Nerthus) contain ambiguous episodes of primal female power which have been interpreted
Matriarchy
Danish ferry operator
YouTube. "NERTHUS (MMSI219033781) Ship Photos". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 16 January 2026. Maritime, Baird (4 July 2025). "VESSEL REVIEW | Nerthus – Danish
Molslinjen
Wolf or dog described as a guardian of Hel's gate
Eastern Netherlands as the companion of Tamfana or Tanfana; one of Hell's/Nerthus's many titles/names. It's said that his red glowing eyes have been seen
Garmr
Film by Robert Zemeckis
Grendel's mother was linked with the ancient Germanic fertility goddess Nerthus. However, there were also positive academic reviews. Philosophy professor
Beowulf_(2007_film)
Second-largest island in Sweden
nothing remarkable about any of these tribes unless the common worship of Nerthus, that is Earth Mother, is considered. They believed she was interested
Öland
Germanic pagan goddess
of the Suebi, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Nerthus, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Regnator omnium
Baduhenna
Goddess and location in Norse mythology
"imply a goddes [sic] living in the water and recall the fertility goddess Nerthus". Näsström adds that "Sökkvabekkr, the subterranean water, alludes to the
Sága_and_Sökkvabekkr
Baduhenna Elder Mother Frau Minne Frijjō Hariasa Hludana Holda Nehalennia Nerthus Rheda Sandraudiga Sinthgunt Sol Tamfana Vagdavercustis Zisa Greek Aceso
List_of_goddesses
of the Suebi, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Nerthus, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Tamfana, a Germanic
Regnator_omnium_deus
Early Germanic people native to Thuringia (now part of Germany)
Elbe, and near the Baltic sea, where they worshipped a goddess called Nerthus. The Thuringi established an empire in the late fifth century. It reached
Thuringi
Plato's concept of moderation DMP · 134 135 Hertha – Nerthus (Hertha), Norse goddess, also see (601) Nerthus DMP · 135 136 Austria – Austria, country DMP ·
Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_1–1000
province of Zeeland, the Netherlands None, but share similarities with Jötunn Nerthus (Latinized Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *Nerthuz) Latinized form of what
List_of_Germanic_deities
Norse deity
could connect Ingui to earlier conceptions of the wagon processions of Nerthus and the later Scandinavian conceptions of Freyr's wagon journeys. Ingui
Freyr
Greek poetry of Archilochus. Nephthys Mythical Egypt Kali Goddess of death Nerthus Mythical Britain/Germany Fertile Goddess Earth mother Nicaula c. 980 BC
List of women in the Heritage Floor
List_of_women_in_the_Heritage_Floor
Norse mythical characters
survived, along with figures such as the theorized Ullr and Ullin, Njörðr and Nerthus, and the attested Freyr and Freyja. Theories have been proposed that Fjörgyn
Fjörgyn_and_Fjörgynn
Main-belt asteroid
Teutonic and Scandinavian goddess of fertility, Hertha, also known as Nerthus. It orbits among the Nysa asteroid family, but its classification as a
135_Hertha
Goddess
Germanic Vanir pair of Freyr and Freyja as well as the Germanic goddess Nerthus. She notes that Nehalennia features some of the same attributes as the
Nehalennia
Njǫrðr. His position as the father of Njǫrðr should not be seen as certain. Nerthus is often suggested to be the same woman as Njǫrðr's unidentified sister
List of legendary kings of Sweden
List_of_legendary_kings_of_Sweden
1938 film directed by Carl Boese
Cinematography Georg Krause Music by Michael Jary Production companies Nerthus Film Polski Tobis Distributed by Tobis Film Release date 1 February 1938 (1938-02-01)
Adventure_in_Warsaw
2017 video game
several ancient riddles, they find a ritual chamber dedicated to the goddess Nerthus, where they acquire the Pommel of Barbarossa's Sword. The crew then calls
Call_of_Duty:_WWII
1936 film
Karl Puth Edited by Rolf Meyer Music by Hans Erdmann Production companies Nerthus Film Polski Tobis Distributed by Hammer-Tonfilm Release dates
Augustus_the_Strong_(film)
sunlight, fertility, life, and summer. Nehalennia, goddess of the North Sea. Nerthus, mostly an earth goddess, but is also associated with lakes, springs, and
List_of_water_deities
German astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932)
March 1906 597 Bandusia - 16 April 1906 598 Octavia - 13 April 1906 601 Nerthus - 21 June 1906 605 Juvisia - 27 August 1906 609 Fulvia - 24 September 1906
Max_Wolf
Provisional Named after Date Site Discoverer(s) Category Diam. 601 Nerthus 1906 UN Nerthus June 21, 1906 Heidelberg M. F. Wolf · 76 km (47 mi) MPC · JPL
List_of_minor_planets:_1–1000
L/23 guns. Hertha, named for a misreading of the old Germanic goddess Nerthus, was laid down at the Königliche Werft (Royal Dockyard) in Danzig on 1
SMS_Hertha_(1864)
1994 Canadian film
Neville Lewis Paul Gross as Morton Ridgewell Ann-Marie MacDonald as Inge Von Nerthus Neve Campbell as Tristesse Klady, Leonard (26 September 1994). "Paint Cans"
Paint_Cans
the band collaborated with the electronic sound artists Polarzirkel and Nerthus to create atonal music with ritualistic elements. On the 2005 single "Dygel"
Sonne_Hagal
Germanic goddess
of the Suebi, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Nerthus, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Regnator omnium
Tamfana
Planet
v t e Minor planets navigator 599 Luisa 600 Musa 601 Nerthus
600_Musa
Germanic goddess
including Easter eggs: But if we admit, goddesses, then, in addition to Nerthus, Ostara has the strongest claim to consideration. To what we said on [page]
Ēostre
Town in Region Zealand, Denmark
scholars as "Herthadal," the sacred sacrificial precinct of the goddess Nerthus (also called Hertha), whose rites were described by the Roman historian
Lejre
Topics referred to by the same term
a list of women with the name A misreading of the name of the goddess Nerthus, a Germanic goddess 135 Hertha, an asteroid Hertha Nunatak, a nunatak in
Hertha
the Gods as described in Tacitus' Germania concerning the processing of Nerthus as well as of Freyr in the Ögmundar þáttr dytts. This act takes on various
Heathenry_in_Canada
leader and military theorist. Ukraine Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy (defunct) Nerthus Germanic goddess of fertility. Germany Hertha BSC Nike Greek goddess of
Association football club names
Association_football_club_names
Dwelling of the goddess Frigg in Norse mythology
"imply a goddes [sic] living in the water and recall the fertility goddess Nerthus." Orchard (1997:43). Lindow (2001:114). Dronke (1997:16). Faulkes (1995:29)
Fensalir
Germanic pagan temple
trace of buildings was found. Yet Tacitus himself wrote of an image of Nerthus. And in his Annals he refers to a temple of Tanfana. Most older scholars
Heathen_hof
Spring where Hera annually renewed her virginity
also used for ritual bathing. Ablution (disambiguation) Ritual washing Nerthus: ritual washing of a Germanic Mother Earth, from Tacitus, Germania. Cybele
Kanathos
Unidentified ethnic group from northern Europe, described by Tacitus
suggested that the Aesti worshipped the mother of the gods, similar to the Nerthus cult among northern Germanic peoples. Though they were most likely of Baltic
Aesti
17th studio album by Therion
cover art. Die Wellen der Zeit ("The Waves of Time" in German) is about Nerthus, the Germanic goddess of peace and prosperity. Aži Dahāka is a monstrous
Leviathan_(Therion_album)
Anglo-Saxon goddess
Wilhelm Wachsmuth identifies her with the Continental Germanic earth goddess Nerthus. Rudolf Simek notes that Grimm's derivation of the name Rheda means that
Rheda_(mythology)
their tribes. Cults of Wodan (sometimes referred to Ođinn), and Cults of Nerthus were common among the central Frankish tribes, while Cults of Yngvi were
Mythology_in_France
Danish musician
von J.A.P. Schulz im Häuslichen und Volkstümlichen Musikleben Dänemarks, Nerthus III, Nordisch-deutsche Beiträge, Eugen Diederichs Verlag, pp. 263–294 Karl
Karl_Clausen
Dutch festival
figure was possibly the fertility goddess Nerthus. Also there are some indications that the effigy of Nerthus or Freyr was placed on a ship with wheels
Carnival_in_the_Netherlands
Appearances of Grendel's mother in media
Kiernan's version, she was worshipped as the Germanic fertility goddess Nerthus in ancient times, but she is stated to be not divine and only feigning
List of artistic depictions of Grendel's mother
List_of_artistic_depictions_of_Grendel's_mother
1998 book by Seamus Heaney
"The Other Side", "Tinder" (from "A Northern Hoard"), "The Tollund Man", "Nerthus", "Wedding Day", "Mother of the Groom", "Summer Home", "Serenades", "Shore
Opened Ground: Poems 1966–1996
Opened_Ground:_Poems_1966–1996
Beliefs of Proto-Germanic speakers
Monday'). Personified as a deity, Máni ('Moon'), in Old Norse. *Nerþuz Nerthus – ON Njǫrðr – The original meaning of the theonym is contested. It may
Proto-Germanic_folklore
Prehistoric site in Wiltshire, England
which claimed that the Suebi of northern Europe worshipped a goddess named Nerthus. When Stukeley returned and did more fieldwork at the Sanctuary on 18 May
The_Sanctuary
A Germanic people
noteworthy feature, except their common worship of Ertha [the Latin says Nerthus], or mother-Earth, and their belief that she interposes in human affairs
Warini
Traditional religious rituals practiced by Norse pagans in Scandinavia
period. In his Germania, Tacitus refers to a sacred chariot in the faith of Nerthus. Also the Dejbjerg chariots from the Roman Iron Age, the Oseberg ship from
Norse_rituals
NB1099 MV Tyrfing Passenger Vessel (Molslinjen/Samsølinjen) 2025 NB1098 MV Nerthus Passenger Vessel (Molslinjen/Alslinjen) 2024 NB1096 Windfarm Support Vessel
Cemre_Shipyard
Short story
Germania of the cult of Nerthus. Such processions may have been particularly part of the worship of the Vanir; the name Nerthus is cognate with that of
Ögmundar_þáttr_dytts
O! Iesu mawr, rho d'anian bur I eiddil gwan mewn anial dir, I'w nerthu drwy'r holl rwystrau sy Ar ddyrys daith i'r Ganaan fry. Pob gras sydd yn yr Eglwys
Llef
Fragments of tapestry discovered in the Oseberg ship burial in Norway
with a horned helmet, drawing comparison with the images of the goddess Nerthus who is attested by Tacitus in 1 A.D. The tapestry is stylistically similar
Oseberg_tapestry_fragments
Purported Germanic deity
Scandinavia. Baduhenna, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Annals Nerthus, a Germanic goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania Regnator omnium
"Isis"_of_the_Suebi
Austrian-American scholar
first scholar in recent history to question the truth behind the goddess Nerthus in Tacitus' Germania, the name being only one of several possible manuscript
Lotte_Motz
Early culture of the Germanic peoples
in their society. Goddesses revered among the Germanic tribes include Nerthus of the Ingvaeones and Freya. Tacitus describes how, during battles, Germanic
Early_Germanic_culture
Poetry collection by Seamus Heaney
Hoard 4. No Sanctuary A Northern Hoard 5. Tinder Midnight The Tollund man Nerthus Cairn-maker Navvy Veteran's Dream Augury Wedding Day Mother of the Groom
Wintering_Out
Film produced in different language versions
Sextánka 1936 (Czech) Augustus the Strong (German: August der Starke) 1936 Nerthus Film/Polski Tobis Unknown title (Polish), directed by Stanisław Wasylewski
Multiple-language_version
Genus of crickets
minimus Gorochov, 2019 Anurogryllus muticus (De Geer, 1773) Anurogryllus nerthus Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 Anurogryllus nigua Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009
Anurogryllus
British author
2013, Indymedia reported that Parry had been "initiated … as a Priest of Nerthus" by Freya Aswynn. Parry is presently active in the Old Catholic Apostolic
David_William_Parry
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Czechoslovakian American Spanish Biblical Hebrew
Woman from Magdala. The biblical Mary Magdalene came from Magdala area near the sea of Galilee.
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
Blooming Life
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
With a Beautiful Plait of Hair
Boy/Male
Indian
Gulal
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Traveller
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil
Anklet
Boy/Male
Hindu
Supreme
Girl/Female
Indian
Fem of manar: light-house
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian
Lucky one
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