Here you’ll find 5 Norse gods that start with N, organized from “Nanna” to “Nótt”. They include household and fertility figures as well as mythic personifications of night and fate. These entries serve writers, students, game designers, and mythology enthusiasts researching names and iconography.

Norse gods that start with N are deities from Old Norse sources whose names begin with the letter N. Many reflect household roles, fertility, or cosmic forces; Nanna, Baldr’s wife, is a notable example.

Below you’ll find the table with domain and symbols.

Domain: Shows each god’s primary sphere or role, so you can quickly match a name to its mythic function.

Symbols: Lists one to three common symbols or iconography linked to each god, helping you visualize or use them in projects.

Norse gods that start with N

NameDomainSymbolsAttested in
Njörðrsea, wealth, seafaringsea, ship, windPoetic Edda, Prose Edda, Ynglinga Saga, skaldic poems
Nannalove, grieffuneral pyre, ring, tearsProse Edda, Gesta Danorum, skaldic poems
Nóttnighthorse (Hrímfaxi), darkness, cloakPoetic Edda, Prose Edda, skaldic poems
Nerthusearth, fertilitysacred cart, grove, processionTacitus (Germania), Simek, scholarly works
Njǫrun (Njorun)obscure goddessunknownProse Edda (þulur), skaldic poems

Descriptions

Njörðr
Vanir sea-god of wealth and seafaring; fatherly figure tied to fertility and trade, exchanged between the Vanir and Æsir in hostage myths and central in tales about maritime power.
Nanna
Wife of Baldr who dies of grief after his death and is placed on his funeral ship; well-known from Snorri’s account and attested in Saxo and poetic references.
Nótt
Personified Night who rides the sky on the horse Hrímfaxi and is mother of Dagr; a cosmological figure attested in both Eddas and many kennings.
Nerthus
Early Germanic fertility/earth goddess described by Tacitus; scholars link her to later North Germanic traditions and to Njörðr in comparative studies.
Njǫrun (Njorun)
Obscure female divine name attested in medieval name-lists (þulur) and skaldic kennings; role and attributes are uncertain but treated as a goddess in poetic tradition.
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