In Germanic paganism, Nerthus is a goddess associated with fertility. Nerthus is attested by Tacitus, the first century AD Roman historian, in his ethnographic work Germania. In Germania, Tacitus records that the remote Suebi tribes were united by their veneration of the goddess at his time of writing and maintained a sacred grove on an (unspecifi... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerthus
ancient Germanic goddess known from a report of her given by the Roman historian Tacitus, who in his Germania (late 1st century ) refers to her as ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/26
In northern European mythology, a Germanic goddess of fertility. In Norse legend, the god Njord's incestuous union with his sister (presumably Nerthus) resulted in the birth of Frey and Freya. ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688