by vivid dreams of Nanna, that distraction from restful sleep results in Baldr's deterioration: "[Baldr] was incessantly tormented at night by phantoms which mimicked the shape of Nanna and caused him to fall into such an unhealthy condition that he could not even walk properly. For this reason he took to travelling in a chariot or carriage." "The violent passion that soaked his heart brought him almost to the verge of collapse. He judged that victory had yielded him nothing, since it had not won him Nanna as a prize." Archaeological record The Setre Comb, a comb from the 6th or early 7th century has runic inscriptions which may refer to the goddess. The comb is the subject of an amount of scholarly discourse as most experts accept the reading of the Germanic charm word alu and Nanna; whether the Nanna engraved on the comb is the same as the goddess Nanna from the Eddas is questioned by some scholars. Theories Some scholars have attempted to link Old Norse Nanna with the Sumerian name of the goddess Inanna or the Phrygian goddess Nana. Scholar Simek (2007) opines that identification with Inanna, Nannar, or Nana is "hardly likely" since they were so widely separated in time and place. Davidson (2008) agrees by understating that while "the idea of a link with Sumerian Inanna, 'Lady of Heaven', was attractive to early scholars" the notion "seems unlikely". Notes References External links Ásynjur Baldr