At his birth, his mother learned from the runes that he would die a "needless death". worthless coward.īaldur was an Aesir born to Odin and Freya and was the half-brother of Thor, Týr, Bragi, and Hodr. However, it is known that after Ragnarok, Baldr, along with Hod, would come back to life and become the new ruler of the peaceful land. Hel asked that every being in creation weep for Baldr, and every being did, except the giantess Thökk (who was Loki in disguise), who refused to weep the tears that would release Baldr from death.īaldr's death was the start of Ragnarök: The Death of the Norse Gods and end of the Nine Realms. The blind god Höd, (Baldr’s twin brother) deceived by Loki, killed Baldr by hurling mistletoe, the only thing that could hurt him.Īfter Baldr’s funeral, the messenger Hermod was sent to Hel, the goddess of the land of the dead also known as Hel, to ask for Baldr's return. Icelandic stories tell how the gods amused themselves by throwing objects at him (knowing that he was immune from harm). After he and Frigg had a dream in which they saw his death (with dreams being prophetic in Norse mythology), Frigg asked everything in creation to promise to not harm Baldr, only forgetting to ask mistletoe, as she thought it was "too young" to swear an oath.
Most legends about him concern his death. He was known to be beautiful, kind and emanate pure light. Supposedly he can't feel pain, and now he's hunting us with his nephews, but we don't why.īaldr was the son of Odin (the King of the Gods) and his wife Frigg. He came to our house and fought father and father killed him.or so we thought.
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