His most important role is, in fact, dying. It is described as the fairest place in the Norse universe, which nothing impure could enter.ĭespite being described as the best of all the gods, no stories of Balder’s heroics survive in Norse mythology. This house also served as the court of justice for solving all disputes among the gods, for which Forseti was the law speaker.Īccording to Norse Mythology, Balder too had a beautiful house in Asgard called Breidablik, meaning broad-gleaming. Forseti lived in Asgard in a beautiful house called Glitnir, which had a shining silver roof and gold pillars that radiated light. He is described as being an extremely peaceful being that spends much of his time meditating, a description which has probably added to the image of Balder as an innocent and peaceful deity. How he eventually won the maiden’s hand is not recorded in any of the surviving records of Norse mythology.īalder’s son was Forseti, the Norse god of justice.
Despite his many blessings, Nanna chooses Hodr, and Balder falls into a deep depression. In this story from Norse mythology, Balder competes for Nanna’s affections with a human named Hodr. One account suggests that she was a human female, the daughter of King Gevar. Little is known about Nanna from Norse mythology, except that she was the wife of Balder, and she is included in several lists of Norse goddesses. For example, Thor was the son of Odin with the giantess Jodr.īalder had his own family, a wife Nanna and a son Forseti. While Frigg is the wife of Odin, she is not the mother of all his children. Frigg was the goddess of marriage, fertility and motherhood, and keeper of the Domestic Arts. Odin was the king of the Asgardian gods and the god of both war and wisdom. Thor’s Hammer pieces in the VKNG collection FamilyĪccording to Norse mythology, Balder was the son of Odin and Frigg. This would match the character of his father Odin and half-brother Thor, who were considered both war-hungry and noble by the warlike Vikings. The medieval Danish account of Balder by the historian Saxo Grammaticus suggests that he was always up for a fight.
However, this objection probably gives undue weight to a single account. These speculations have been postulated mostly because the Old Norse term baldr would imply that he had warlike traits, when in the main account of Balder from Norse mythology he is portrayed as peaceful and even innocent.
It may also have been linked with baldur, which means lord and was often used in honorifics, such as baldur I brynju, meaning lord of men. His name may also derive from the Proto-Indo-European word bhel, which means white, or the Old Norse bál, which means fire. His name, Baldr in Old Norse, probably comes from the Old Norse term baldr, which means bold. He was described in Norse mythology as the height of perfection, being both the fairest and wisest among the gods of Asgard. He was said to be so handsome and so noble that light emanated from his body, and even the most beautiful flowers bowed before him as he passed. Who is Balder?īalder (also known as Baldr or Baldur) was the Viking god of light, joy, purity and summer, and the most beloved creature in Norse mythology. Of all the Viking gods recorded in Norse mythology, none is described as more beloved by both the gods and men as Balder.īut who was, Balder, this most blessed among all the gods? And why is this celebrated Viking god most famous for his death?įind out more about the various stories from Norse mythology that surround Balder’s death with this video from the University of Colorado.
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Norse mythology is full of gods and goddesses with mysterious powers and fantastic tales.
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