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Nanna (Norse deity) facts for kids

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Nanna (1857) by H. W. Bissen
Nanna (1857) by Herman Wilhelm Bissen.

In Norse mythology, Nanna is the goddess of joy and peace. She is a wife of Baldur.

Nanna is also the Norse goddess of the Moon. She dies of a broken heart after Baldur is killed because of Loki's treachery.


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  • Balder und Nanna by F. W. Heine

    Baldr and Nanna (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine

  • Balder and Nanna with Hermod

    In Hel Baldr, holding Nanna, waves to Hermóðr (1893) by George Percy Jacomb-Hood

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