It is said Loki was tied up in the intestines of his own son to a rock. Vali was born from giantess Rindr and as the myth suggests, he grew to adulthood within one day of being born and proceeded to kill both Hodr and Loki. When Loki returned with the spears the Gods were entertaining themselves throwing weapons at Balder so Loki handed the spear to Balder’s blind twin brother Hodr who then accidentally killed Balder as he was unaware of what the spear was made out of.Ī picture of Baldur death and the Norse gods gathered around himĮven when Hodr was responsible for throwing the spear made of mistletoe to Balder, it is considered Loki the one in charge of the murder of the Norse god Balder.Īfter Balder’s death, his brother Vali was born for the sole purpose of avenging his death. The Norse god Balder’s half-brother Loki heard of this and being the god of mischief and chaos he set out to find the mistletoe and made a spear with it. Unfortunately, there was one object that had not taken the vow to not harm Baldur, mistletoe. The myth of the death of BalderĪfter both the Norse god Balder and his Mother Frigg dreamt of and predicted Balder’s death, Frigg went to every creature and object in the world and made them agree never to harm the Norse god Balder in the hopes it might prolong his life.īecause of this, the Norse god Balder was thought to be invincible, even to the point of the other Gods throwing weapons and objects at Balder for entertainment. The most famous myth of Balder is of his death and how he predicted it in a dream. He is also said to have had a twin brother, Hodr who was the blind god, and several half brothers, these were: Thor, which was the god of thunder and lightning, Loki who was the god of mischief, Tyr, the god of justice, and Vali, who was birthed to avenge the death of Balder. The name of the Norse god Balder could be translated as “brave and bold” or “lord and Prince”.Ī representation of the Balder Norse mythology History of Norse god Balderīalder’s Father was Odin who was the King of the Gods and his Mother is the Goddess Frigg. He is also considered God of the Summer sun. The family of Baldur in Norse mythologyīalder, sometimes written as Baldr or Baldur is the Norse God of light, purity, and joy.Norse god Balder Symbology and its Meaning.Understanding the consequences of the death of Baldur in Norse mythology.
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