PRE-ORDER Germania Mint 2024 Goddesses: NERTHUS- 2 oz 999.9 Antique Silver Cast Bar

tHE 6th and last release from the Goddesses series, also includES:

• FREYJA
• SIGYN

• GULLWEIG

• FRIGG

• GEFION

• NERTHUS

Beautiful, commanding and unyielding… such were the Germanic Goddesses, who played a fundamental role in the world of deities, kings, warriors and beasts. They performed guardian functions, presided over various aspects of life and nature, and were linked to combat and the fate of men. The heroines of the new series of Silver Cast Bars from Germania Mint will bring you to a world full of feminine power, magic and desire. Freyja, Gullweig, Frigg, Gefion, Nerthus, Sigyn… these are just some of the goddesses who tied their fortunes to the Germanic gods. They formed families with them, and thus influenced the fate of the world and people. They healed, ensured fertility, took care of the dead… Silver Cast Bars from Germania Mint, with a unique design, are created from 999.9 silver, marked with an individual number and mint mark. Collect the entire set of six Cast Bars, issued every two months, on which we show images of beautiful goddesses.

Goddesses: NERTHUS 2 oz Ag 999.9 Cast Bar

Nerthus is a profound Norse/Germanic goddess (of the Vanir clan of gods) whose true might, in my opinion, is merely implied by the often cited excerpts from Tacitus’ Germania, which outline several religious practices, including a wain procession, feasts, recreational events, and a ritual washing of the goddess (in statue form), followed by the drowning of the slaves who looked upon her in order to perform the washing. Another excerpt, if we can conclude that it refers to the same goddess, refers to her aversion to iron weapons, the importance of amber to some who worshipped her, and the sacredness of the wild boar in matters of worship and protection. These excerpts stress her importance but do little to elaborate on the substance of her greatness. Tacitus gives us glimpses into her role as a “fertility goddess”; however, in my experience with Nerthus, there is a breadth and depth to that role that is not elaborated upon in the relevant excerpts from Germania. In addition to having influence over fertility, she holds other godly offices that are not stated by Tacitus. Beyond Tacitus, we have archeological evidence of bog contents including bent iron weapons, grand strings of amber, domestic animals, and human sacrifices which some scholars believe are consistent with what we know of Nerthus’ worship.