is named after Nerthus. Etymology Nerthus often is identified with the Vanir god Njörðr who is attested in various thirteenth century Old Norse works and in numerous Scandinavian place names. The connection between the two is due to the linguistic relationship between Njörðr and the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz,Simek (2007:234) "Nerthus" being the feminine, Latinized form of what Njörðr would have looked like around 100 CE.Lindow (2001:237-238) This ha… (More on Nerthus)