Baldur

Mistletoe's unlikely victim

Baldur is a god in Norse mythology, son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty, wisdom, and goodness.

His death—killed by a mistletoe dart through the trickery of Loki—is among the most famous episodes in the Norse sagas, foreshadowing Ragnarök.

The name appears in modern contexts through video games and fantasy literature.

Norse

Odin

Chief Norse deity

light · beauty · invulnerability · death · Ragnarok · purity · beloved · pantheon · Valhalla · prophecy

gaming

Kratos

Greek spirit of strength

boss · fight · Freya · curse · PlayStation · Norse mythology · combat · antagonist · pain · immunity

name

Germanic

Of Teutonic language stock

brave · Scandinavian · Nordic · Icelandic · given name · etymology · Old Norse · heritage · namesake · royal

Categories
Opposites
norse divine character/moral alignment

BaldurLoki

Norse god of deception

Fenrir · Anansi · Coyote · Hermes · Prometheus

symbolic association: light vs. darkness

Baldurdarkness

Total absence of light

death · Ragnarök · winter · Hades

mythological archetype

BaldurLoki

Norse god of deception

Hades · Set · Satan · Cain · Judas

Phrases
Family

Balder

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