Nanna

As Hotherus hunted in a fogbound wood, he lost his way and found a house. Three wood nymphs sat inside and greeted him by name. They told him that they determined the course of battles and secretly aided the warriors whom they favoured. They told him that Balderus loved Nanna, daughter of King Gevarus. They warned Hotherus not to fight Balderus with weapons, because supernatural seed gave Balderus his birth. The house and the nymphs then disappeared, and Hotherus stood beneath the open sky.

Hotherus returned to Gevarus and asked for Nanna's hand. Gevarus welcomed a marriage between them, but Balderus already sought Nanna. Balderus invaded Gevarus's territory with an armed force and demanded her hand. Gevarus sent him to Nanna, since she decided her own fate. Nanna said that her family was too humble for her to marry a man of divine descent. Gevarus told Hotherus what happened, and Hotherus consulted Helgo. They decided to make war.

Odin, Thor, and the forces favoured by the gods fought for Balderus. Thor carried a heavy club that shattered shields and coats of mail. Hotherus stopped Thor's advance. He wore an impenetrable coat of mail and struck Thor's club until its handle broke away. Later, Hotherus entered a place where three women prepared Balderus's food with venom from three serpents. One woman offered him food, but another refused, saying that it would strengthen their enemy and betray Balderus. Hotherus claimed that he was one of Hotherus's men. They allowed him to taste the food and gave him a girdle of victory.

On his journey home, Hotherus met Balderus and wounded him in the side. Balderus fell half-dead. His camp grieved, while Hotherus's men rejoiced. Balderus returned to battle the next day on a stretcher. That night, Proserpina, the goddess of death, came to him and told him that he would become her guest. Nanna then chose Hotherus and married him.