Which god or goddess in the Norse pantheon would you say had the closest association with rain?

systlin:

godswalkwithher:

systlin:

Thor. 

There’s a reason he’s worshiped as a fertility symbol as well as a warrior and protector, and that’s because he brings the rain that nourishes crops. 

-interested perk-

Really?

Total UPG here, but I always associated him with the noisy bits of the weather/stormy season, and Freyr with the actual rainfall.

I have seen many mentions tying Freyr to rain as well, and it does make sense given his place as a fertility god. 

I can see that, though. I tend to associate Thor with the big crashing booming start of a storm, and I can sense Freyr in the more gentle steady rain that settles in for a good long soak. 

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