Nanna

Overview

Nanna’s role here is concentrated at the funeral. Chapter 49 says she breaks from grief when she sees Baldr on the pyre, and her body is laid there too. This is not a separate adventure; it shows how Baldr’s death spreads into kinship grief.

Key facts

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Relationships

• Baldr's Funeraldies of grief

  Nanna dies of grief at the funeral and is placed on the pyre.

Story appearances

• Baldr's Death and Loki's PunishmentFigure who dies of grief at the pyre

  Nanna dies of grief at Baldr’s funeral.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 49, Baldr’s funeral, Nanna’s death, Thor hallowing the pyre, Draupnir laid on it, and Hermod’s ride