Nanna (Norse deity)
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Nanna is a goddess in Norse mythology, the daughter of Nep and wife of Baldr. She and Baldr are both Æsir and live together in Breidablik in Asgard. With Baldr, she was the mother of Forseti. When Baldr was slain by Höðr, she was overcome with grief and threw herself onto her husband's funeral pyre on his ship Hringhorni.
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