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Available in 62 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-62" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">62 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A6ld%C3%A6g" title="Bældæg – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Bældæg" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1" title="بالدر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بالدر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D1%80" title="Бальдр – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бальдр" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%80" title="Балдур – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Балдур" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur" title="Baldur – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Baldur" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldre" title="Baldre – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Baldre" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81" title="Μπαλντρ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπαλντρ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1" title="بالدر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بالدر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur" title="Baldur – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Baldur" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%9C%EB%93%9C%EB%A5%B4" title="발드르 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="발드르" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A4%D6%80" title="Բալդր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բալդր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur" title="Baldur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Baldur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8" title="בלדר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בלדר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%93%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ბალდრი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბალდრი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balderus" title="Balderus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Balderus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldrs" title="Baldrs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Baldrs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldras" title="Baldras – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Baldras" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1" title="بالدر – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بالدر" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%95%EA%AF%9C%EA%AF%97%EA%AF%94" title="ꯕꯜꯗꯔ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯕꯜꯗꯔ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB" title="バルドル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バルドル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur" title="Baldur – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Baldur" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balder" title="Balder – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Balder" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur" title="Baldur – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Baldur" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D1%80" title="Бальдр – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бальдр" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr" title="Baldr – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Baldr" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur" title="Baldur – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Baldur" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Balder_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Balder (disambiguation)">Balder (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Baldur" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Baldur_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Baldur (disambiguation)">Baldur (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg/250px-Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="358" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg/330px-Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg/440px-Each_arrow_overshot_his_head_by_Elmer_Boyd_Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="464" data-file-height="756" /></a><figcaption>"Each arrow overshot his head" (1902) by <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Boyd_Smith" title="Elmer Boyd Smith">Elmer Boyd Smith</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Baldr</b> (<a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a> also <b>Balder</b>, <b>Baldur</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/%C3%86sir" title="Æsir">god</a> in <a href="/wiki/Germanic_mythology" title="Germanic mythology">Germanic mythology</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Norse_mythology" title="Norse mythology">Norse mythology</a>, he is a son of the god <a href="/wiki/Odin" title="Odin">Odin</a> and the goddess <a href="/wiki/Frigg" title="Frigg">Frigg</a>, and has <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Odin" title="Sons of Odin">numerous brothers</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Thor" title="Thor">Thor</a> and <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1li" title="Váli">Váli</a>. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was known in <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> as <b><span title="Old English (ca. 450-1100)-language text"><i lang="ang">Bældæġ</i></span></b>, and in <a href="/wiki/Old_High_German" title="Old High German">Old High German</a> as <b><span title="Old High German (ca. 750-1050)-language text"><i lang="goh">Balder</i></span></b>, all ultimately stemming from the <a href="/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" title="Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a> <a href="/wiki/Theonym" title="Theonym">theonym</a> <span title="Proto-Germanic-language text">*<i lang="gem"><b>Balðraz</b></i></span> ('hero' or 'prince'). </p><p>During the 12th century, Danish accounts by <a href="/wiki/Saxo_Grammaticus" title="Saxo Grammaticus">Saxo Grammaticus</a> and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a <a href="/wiki/Euhemerism" title="Euhemerism">euhemerized</a> account of his story. Compiled in <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> during the 13th century, but based on older <a href="/wiki/Old_Norse_poetry" title="Old Norse poetry">Old Norse poetry</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Poetic_Edda" title="Poetic Edda">Poetic Edda</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Prose_Edda" title="Prose Edda">Prose Edda</a></i> contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the <a href="/wiki/%C3%86sir" title="Æsir">Æsir</a> and a harbinger of <a href="/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k" title="Ragnarök">Ragnarök</a>. </p><p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/Gylfaginning" title="Gylfaginning">Gylfaginning</a></i>, a book of <a href="/wiki/Snorri_Sturluson" title="Snorri Sturluson">Snorri Sturluson</a>'s Prose Edda, Baldr's wife is <a href="/wiki/Nanna_(Norse_deity)" title="Nanna (Norse deity)">Nanna</a> and their son is <a href="/wiki/Forseti" title="Forseti">Forseti</a>. Baldr had the greatest ship ever built, <i><a href="/wiki/Hringhorni" title="Hringhorni">Hringhorni</a></i>, and there is no place more beautiful than his hall, <a href="/wiki/Breidablik" title="Breidablik">Breidablik</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a> <a href="/wiki/Theonym" title="Theonym">theonym</a> <i>Baldr</i> ('brave, defiant'; also 'lord, prince') and its various Germanic cognates – including <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> <i>Bældæg</i> and <a href="/wiki/Old_High_German" title="Old High German">Old High German</a> <i>Balder</i> (or <i>Palter</i>) – probably stems from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" title="Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a> <i>*Balðraz</i> ('Hero, Prince'; cf. Old Norse <i>mann-baldr</i> 'great man', Old English <i>bealdor</i> 'prince, hero'), itself a <a href="/wiki/Morphological_derivation" title="Morphological derivation">derivative</a> of <i>*balþaz</i>, meaning 'brave' (cf. Old Norse <i>ballr</i> 'hard, stubborn', <a href="/wiki/Gothic_language" title="Gothic language">Gothic</a> <i>balþa*</i> 'bold, frank', Old English <i>beald</i> 'bold, brave, confident', Old Saxon <i>bald</i> 'valiant, bold', Old High German <i>bald</i> 'brave, courageous').<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Vries196224_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Vries196224-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrel200333–34_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrel200333–34-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This etymology was originally proposed by <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Grimm" title="Jacob Grimm">Jacob Grimm</a> (1835),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who also speculated on a comparison with the <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a> <i>báltas</i> ('white', also the name of a light-god) based on the semantic development from 'white' to 'shining' then 'strong'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEde_Vries196224_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEde_Vries196224-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrel200333–34_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrel200333–34-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to linguist <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Orel" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimir Orel">Vladimir Orel</a>, this could be linguistically tenable.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrel200333–34_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrel200333–34-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Philologist <a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Simek" title="Rudolf Simek">Rudolf Simek</a> also argues that the Old English <i>Bældæg</i> should be interpreted as meaning 'shining day', from a Proto-Germanic root *<i>bēl</i>- (cf. Old English <i>bæl</i>, Old Norse <i>bál</i> 'fire')<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKroonen201357_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKroonen201357-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> attached to <i>dæg</i> ('day').<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESimek199626_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESimek199626-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Old Norse also shows the usage of the word as an honorific in a few cases, as in <i>baldur î brynju</i> (<a href="/wiki/Saemundar_Edda" class="mw-redirect" title="Saemundar Edda">Sæm.</a> 272b) and <i>herbaldr</i> (Sæm. 218b), in general epithets of heroes. In continental Saxon and Anglo-Saxon tradition, the son of <a href="/wiki/Odin" title="Odin">Woden</a> is called not <i>Bealdor</i> but <i>Baldag</i> (Saxon) and <i><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_royal_genealogies#Wessex_and_Bernicia" title="Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies">Bældæg, Beldeg</a></i> (Anglo-Saxon), which shows association with "day", possibly with <a href="/wiki/Dagr" title="Dagr">Day</a> personified as a deity. This, as Grimm points out, would agree with the meaning "shining one, white one, a god" derived from the meaning of Baltic <i>baltas</i>, further adducing Slavic <i><a href="/wiki/Belobog" class="mw-redirect" title="Belobog">Belobog</a></i> and German <i><a href="/wiki/Berhta" class="mw-redirect" title="Berhta">Berhta</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attestations">Attestations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Attestations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merseburg_Incantation">Merseburg Incantation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Merseburg Incantation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the two <a href="/wiki/Merseburg_Incantations" class="mw-redirect" title="Merseburg Incantations">Merseburg Incantations</a> names <i>Balder</i> (in the genitive singular <i>Balderes</i>), but also mentions a figure named <i>Phol</i>, considered to be a byname for Baldr (as in Scandinavian <i>Falr</i>, <i>Fjalarr</i>; (in Saxo) <i>Balderus</i> : <i>Fjallerus</i>). The incantation relates of <i>Phol ende <a href="/wiki/Wotan" class="mw-redirect" title="Wotan">Wotan</a></i> riding to the woods, where the foot of Baldr's foal is sprained. Sinthgunt (the sister of the sun), <a href="/wiki/Frigg" title="Frigg">Frigg</a> and Odin sing to the foot in order for it to heal.<sup id="cite_ref-CALVIN_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CALVIN-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The identification with Balder is not conclusive. Modern scholarship suggests that the god <a href="/wiki/Freyr" title="Freyr">Freyr</a> might be meant.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poetic_Edda"><i>Poetic Edda</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Poetic Edda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_(1821-1822)_by_H._E._Freund.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_%281821-1822%29_by_H._E._Freund.jpg/250px-M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_%281821-1822%29_by_H._E._Freund.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_%281821-1822%29_by_H._E._Freund.jpg/330px-M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_%281821-1822%29_by_H._E._Freund.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_%281821-1822%29_by_H._E._Freund.jpg/500px-M%C3%ADmer_and_Balder_Consulting_the_Norns_%281821-1822%29_by_H._E._Freund.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="369" /></a><figcaption>"Mímir and Baldr Consulting the Norns" (1821–1822) by <a href="/wiki/H._E._Freund" class="mw-redirect" title="H. E. Freund">H. E. Freund</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Balder.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Balder.jpg/220px-Balder.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Balder.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="284" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Baldr in an illustration to a Swedish translation of the Elder Edda.</figcaption></figure> <p>Unlike the Prose Edda, in the Poetic Edda the tale of Baldr's death is referred to rather than recounted at length. Baldr is mentioned in <i><a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1" title="Völuspá">Völuspá</a></i>, in <i><a href="/wiki/Lokasenna" title="Lokasenna">Lokasenna</a></i>, and is the subject of the Eddic poem <i><a href="/wiki/Baldr%27s_Dreams" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldr's Dreams">Baldr's Dreams</a></i>. </p><p>Among the visions which the <a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6lva" class="mw-redirect" title="Völva">Völva</a> sees and describes in Völuspá is Baldr's death. In stanza 32, the Völva says she saw the fate of Baldr "the bleeding god": </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p><small><a href="/wiki/Henry_Adams_Bellows_(businessman)" title="Henry Adams Bellows (businessman)">Henry Adams Bellows</a> translation:</small><br /> I saw for Baldr, | the bleeding god,<br /> The son of Othin, | his destiny set:<br /> Famous and fair | in the lofty fields,<br /> Full grown in strength | the mistletoe stood.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>In the next two stanzas, the Völva refers to Baldr's killing, describes the birth of <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1li" title="Váli">Váli</a> for the slaying of <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6%C3%B0r" title="Höðr">Höðr</a> and the weeping of <a href="/wiki/Frigg" title="Frigg">Frigg</a>: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p><i>Stanza 33:</i><br /> From the branch which seemed | so slender and fair<br /> Came a harmful shaft | that Hoth should hurl;<br /> But the brother of Baldr | was born ere long,<br /> And one night old | fought Othin's son.<br /> <br /> <i>Stanza 34:</i><br /> His hands he washed not, | his hair he combed not,<br /> Till he bore to the bale-blaze | Baldr's foe.<br /> But in Fensalir | did Frigg weep sore<br /> For Valhall's need: | would you know yet more?<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>In stanza 62 of Völuspá, looking far into the future, the Völva says that Höðr and Baldr will come back, with the union, according to Bellows, being a symbol of the new age of peace: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>Then fields unsowed | bear ripened fruit,<br /> All ills grow better, | and Baldr comes back;<br /> Baldr and Hoth dwell | in Hropt's battle-hall,<br /> And the mighty gods: | would you know yet more?<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg/220px-Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg/330px-Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg/440px-Lokasenna_by_Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1064" data-file-height="1121" /></a><figcaption>A depiction of Loki quarreling with the gods (1895) by <a href="/wiki/Lorenz_Fr%C3%B8lich" title="Lorenz Frølich">Lorenz Frølich</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Baldr is mentioned in two stanzas of Lokasenna, a poem which describes a <a href="/wiki/Flyting" title="Flyting">flyting</a> between the gods and the god <a href="/wiki/Loki" title="Loki">Loki</a>. In the first of the two stanzas, Frigg, Baldr's mother, tells Loki that if she had a son like Baldr, Loki would be killed: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Crawford" title="Jackson Crawford">Jackson Crawford</a> translation:</i><br /> You know, if I had a son<br /> like Balder, sitting here<br /> with me in Aegir's hall,<br /> in the presence of these gods,<br /> I declare you would never come out<br /> alive, you'd be killed shortly.<sup id="cite_ref-Crawford_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crawford-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>In the next stanza, Loki responds to Frigg, and says that he is the reason Baldr "will never ride home again": </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>You must want me<br /> to recount even more<br /> of my mischief, Frigg.<br /> After all, I'm the one<br /> who made it so that Balder<br /> will never ride home again.<sup id="cite_ref-Crawford_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crawford-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg/330px-Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg/500px-Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg/960px-Odin_rides_to_Hel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1734" data-file-height="1130" /></a><figcaption>"Odin rides to Hel" (1908) by <a href="/wiki/W._G._Collingwood" title="W. G. Collingwood">W. G. Collingwood</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Eddic poem <i><a href="/wiki/Baldr%27s_Dreams" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldr's Dreams">Baldr's Dreams</a></i> opens with the gods holding a council discussing why Baldr had had bad dreams: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p><i>Henry Adams Bellows translation:</i><br /> Once were the gods | together met,<br /> And the goddesses came | and council held,<br /> And the far-famed ones | the truth would find,<br /> Why baleful dreams | to Baldr had come.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Odin then rides to <a href="/wiki/Hel_(location)" title="Hel (location)">Hel</a> to a Völva's grave and awakens her using magic. The Völva asks Odin, who she does not recognize, who he is, and Odin answers that he is Vegtam ("Wanderer"). Odin asks the Völva for whom are the benches covered in rings and the floor covered in gold. The Völva tells him that in their location mead is brewed for Baldr, and that she spoke unwillingly, so she will speak no more: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>Here for Baldr | the mead is brewed,<br /> The shining drink, | and a shield lies o'er it;<br /> But their hope is gone | from the mighty gods.<br /> Unwilling I spake, | and now would be still.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Odin asks the Völva to not be silent and asks her who will kill Baldr. The Völva replies and says that Höðr will kill Baldr, and again says that she spoke unwillingly, and that she will speak no more: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>Hoth thither bears | the far-famed branch,<br /> He shall the bane | of Baldr become,<br /> And steal the life | from Othin's son.<br /> Unwilling I spake, | and now would be still.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Odin again asks the Völva to not be silent and asks her who will avenge Baldr's death. The Völva replies that Váli will, when he will be one night old. Once again, she says that she will speak no more: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p><a href="/wiki/Rindr" title="Rindr">Rind</a> bears Vali | in Vestrsalir,<br /> And one night old | fights Othin's son;<br /> His hands he shall wash not, | his hair he shall comb not,<br /> Till the slayer of Baldr | he brings to the flames.<br /> Unwilling I spake, | and now would be still.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Odin again asks the Völva to not be silent and says that he seeks to know who the women that will then weep be. The Völva realizes that Vegtam is Odin in disguise. Odin says that the Völva is not a Völva, and that she is the mother of three giants. The Völva tells Odin to ride back home proud, because she will speak to no more men until Loki escapes his bounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellows_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prose_Edda"><i>Prose Edda</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Prose Edda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:S%C3%81M_66,_75v,_death_of_Baldr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/S%C3%81M_66%2C_75v%2C_death_of_Baldr.jpg/250px-S%C3%81M_66%2C_75v%2C_death_of_Baldr.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/S%C3%81M_66%2C_75v%2C_death_of_Baldr.jpg/330px-S%C3%81M_66%2C_75v%2C_death_of_Baldr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/S%C3%81M_66%2C_75v%2C_death_of_Baldr.jpg/500px-S%C3%81M_66%2C_75v%2C_death_of_Baldr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="949" data-file-height="1187" /></a><figcaption>Baldr's death is portrayed in this illustration from an 18th-century <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Icelandic</a> manuscript.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <i>Gylfaginning</i>, Baldr is described as follows: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1157697682">.mw-parser-output .verse_translation .translated{padding-left:2em!important}@media only screen and (max-width:43.75em){.mw-parser-output .verse_translation.wrap_when_small td{display:block;padding-left:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .verse_translation.wrap_when_small .translated{padding-left:0.5em!important}}</style> <table role="presentation" class="verse_translation" style="margin-left:1em !important"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td><div style="font-style:italic;text-align:left" lang="non" class="poem"> <p>Annarr sonr Óðins er Baldr, ok er frá honum gott at segja. Hann er beztr, ok hann lofa allir. Hann er svá fagr álitum ok bjartr, svá at lýsir af honum, ok eitt gras er svá hvítt, at jafnat er til Baldrs brár. Þat er allra grasa hvítast, ok þar eftir máttu marka fegurð hans bæði á hár ok á líki. Hann er vitrastr ásanna ok fegrst talaðr ok líknsamastr, en sú náttúra fylgir honum, at engi má haldast dómr hans. Hann býr þar, sem heitir Breiðablik. Þat er á himni. Í þeim stað má ekki vera óhreint[.]<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td class="translated"><div style="font-style:roman;text-align:left" lang="en" class="poem"> <p>The second son of Odin is Baldr, and good things are to be said of him. He is best, and all praise him; he is so fair of feature, and so bright, that light shines from him. <a href="/wiki/Matricaria_perforata" class="mw-redirect" title="Matricaria perforata">A certain herb</a> is so white that it is likened to Baldr's brow; of all grasses it is whitest, and by it thou mayest judge his fairness, both in hair and in body. He is the wisest of the Æsir, and the fairest-spoken and most gracious; and that quality attends him, that none may gainsay his judgments. He dwells in the place called Breidablik, which is in heaven; in that place may nothing unclean be[.] </p> </div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"> <td style="padding-left:1.6em;text-align:left"> </td> <td style="padding-left:3.6em;text-align:left">—<i>Brodeur's translation</i><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Apart from this description, Baldr is known primarily for the story of his death, which is seen as the first in a chain of events that will ultimately lead to the destruction of the gods at <a href="/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k" title="Ragnarök">Ragnarök</a>. </p><p>Baldr had a dream of his own death and his mother, <a href="/wiki/Frigg" title="Frigg">Frigg</a>, had the same dream. Since dreams were usually prophetic, this depressed him, and so Frigg made every object on earth <a href="/wiki/Vow" title="Vow">vow</a> never to hurt Baldr. All objects made this vow, save for the <a href="/wiki/Mistletoe" title="Mistletoe">mistletoe</a><sup id="cite_ref-The_Children_of_Odin_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Children_of_Odin-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—a detail which has traditionally been explained with the idea that it was too unimportant and nonthreatening to bother asking it to make the vow, but which Merrill Kaplan has instead argued echoes the fact that young people were not eligible to swear legal oaths, which could make them a threat later in life.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg/250px-Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg/330px-Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg/500px-Odin%27s_last_words_to_Baldr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="1482" /></a><figcaption><i>Odin's last words to Baldr</i> (1908) by <a href="/wiki/W._G._Collingwood" title="W. G. Collingwood">W. G. Collingwood</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Loki" title="Loki">Loki</a>, the mischief-maker, heard of this, he made a magical spear from this plant (in some later versions, an arrow). He hurried to the place where the gods were indulging in their new pastime of hurling objects at Baldr, which would bounce off without harming him. Loki gave the spear to Baldr's brother, the blind god <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6%C3%B0r" title="Höðr">Höðr</a>, who then inadvertently killed his brother with it (other versions suggest that Loki guided the arrow himself). For this act, Odin and the <i>ásynja</i> <a href="/wiki/Rindr" title="Rindr">Rindr</a> gave birth to <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1li_(son_of_Odin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Váli (son of Odin)">Váli</a>, who grew to adulthood within a day and slew Höðr.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baldr was ceremonially burnt upon his ship <a href="/wiki/Hringhorni" title="Hringhorni">Hringhorni</a>, the largest of all ships. On the pyre he was given the magical ring <a href="/wiki/Draupnir" title="Draupnir">Draupnir</a>. At first the gods were not able to push the ship out onto sea, and so they sent for <a href="/wiki/Hyrrokin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyrrokin">Hyrrokin</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Giantess" title="Giantess">giantess</a>, who came riding on a wolf and gave the ship such a push that fire flashed from the rollers and all the earth shook. </p><p>As he was carried to the ship, Odin whispered something in his ear. The import of this speech was held to be unknowable,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the question of what was said was thus used as an unanswerable riddle by Odin in other sources, namely against the giant <a href="/wiki/Vafthrudnir" class="mw-redirect" title="Vafthrudnir">Vafthrudnir</a> in the Eddic poem <i><a href="/wiki/Vafthrudnismal" class="mw-redirect" title="Vafthrudnismal">Vafthrudnismal</a></i> and in the riddles of <a href="/wiki/Gestumblindi" title="Gestumblindi">Gestumblindi</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Hervarar_saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Hervarar saga">Hervarar saga</a></i>. </p><p>Upon seeing the corpse being carried to the ship, Nanna, his wife, died of grief. She was then placed on the funeral fire (perhaps a toned-down instance of <a href="/wiki/Sati_(practice)" title="Sati (practice)">Sati</a>, also attested in the Arab traveller <a href="/wiki/Norse_funeral#Ibn_Fadlan's_account" title="Norse funeral">Ibn Fadlan's account of a funeral</a> among the <a href="/wiki/Rus%27_people" title="Rus' people">Rus'</a>), after which it was set on fire. Baldr's horse with all its trappings was also laid on the pyre. </p><p>As the pyre was set on fire, <a href="/wiki/Thor" title="Thor">Thor</a> blessed it with his hammer <a href="/wiki/Mj%C7%ABllnir" class="mw-redirect" title="Mjǫllnir">Mjǫllnir</a>. As he did a small dwarf named <a href="/wiki/Litr" title="Litr">Litr</a> came running before his feet. Thor then kicked him into the pyre. </p><p>Upon Frigg's entreaties, delivered through the messenger <a href="/wiki/Herm%C3%B3%C3%B0r" title="Hermóðr">Hermod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hel_(goddess)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hel (goddess)">Hel</a> promised to release Baldr from the <a href="/wiki/Hel_(location)" title="Hel (location)">underworld</a> if all objects alive and dead would weep for him. All did, except a <a href="/wiki/Giantess" title="Giantess">giantess</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%B6kk" title="Þökk">Þökk</a> (often presumed to be the god <a href="/wiki/Loki" title="Loki">Loki</a> in disguise), who refused to mourn the slain god. Thus Baldr had to remain in the underworld, not to emerge until after Ragnarök, when he and his brother Höðr would be reconciled and rule the new earth together with <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B3%C3%B0i_and_Magni" title="Móði and Magni">Thor's sons</a>. </p><p>Besides these descriptions of Baldr, the Prose Edda also explicitly links him to the Anglo-Saxon <i>Beldeg</i> in its prologue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gesta_Danorum"><i>Gesta Danorum</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gesta Danorum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baldur_(Walhall).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baldur_%28Walhall%29.png/220px-Baldur_%28Walhall%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="334" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baldur_%28Walhall%29.png/330px-Baldur_%28Walhall%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baldur_%28Walhall%29.png/440px-Baldur_%28Walhall%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1881" data-file-height="2859" /></a><figcaption><i>Baldur</i> by <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Gehrts" title="Johannes Gehrts">Johannes Gehrts</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Writing during the end of the 12th century, the <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Danish</a> historian <a href="/wiki/Saxo_Grammaticus" title="Saxo Grammaticus">Saxo Grammaticus</a> tells the story of Baldr (recorded as <i>Balderus</i>) in a form that professes to be historical. According to him, Balderus and Høtherus were rival suitors for the hand of Nanna, daughter of Gewar, King of <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>. Balderus was a demigod and common <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> could not wound his sacred body. The two rivals encountered each other in a terrific battle. Though Odin and Thor and the other gods fought for Balderus, he was defeated and fled away, and Høtherus married the princess. </p><p>Nevertheless, Balderus took heart of grace and again met Høtherus in a stricken field. But he fared even worse than before. Høtherus dealt him a deadly wound with a <a href="/wiki/Magic_sword" title="Magic sword">magic sword</a>, named <a href="/wiki/Mistilteinn" title="Mistilteinn">Mistletoe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which he had received from Mimir, the satyr of the woods; after lingering three days in pain Balderus died of his injury and was buried with royal honours in a barrow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utrecht_Inscription">Utrecht Inscription</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Utrecht Inscription"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Latin votive inscription from Utrecht, from the 3rd or 4th century C.E., has been theorized as containing the dative form <i>Baldruo</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Die_germanischen_Götternamen_der_antiken_Inschriften_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Die_germanischen_Götternamen_der_antiken_Inschriften-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> pointing to a Latin nominative singular *<i>Baldruus</i>, which some have identified with the Norse/Germanic god,<sup id="cite_ref-Heathen_Gods_in_Old_English_Literature_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heathen_Gods_in_Old_English_Literature-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although both the reading and this interpretation have been questioned.<sup id="cite_ref-Van_Ægir_tot_Ymir:_personages_en_thema's_uit_de_Germaanse_en_Noordse_mythologie_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Van_Ægir_tot_Ymir:_personages_en_thema's_uit_de_Germaanse_en_Noordse_mythologie-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-''Balder'',_in_Reallexikon_der_Germanischen_Altertumskunde_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-''Balder'',_in_Reallexikon_der_Germanischen_Altertumskunde-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle"><i>Anglo-Saxon Chronicle</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle" title="Anglo-Saxon Chronicle">Anglo-Saxon Chronicle</a> Baldr is named as the ancestor of the monarchy of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kent" title="Kingdom of Kent">Kent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernicia" title="Bernicia">Bernicia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deira" title="Deira">Deira</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wessex" title="Wessex">Wessex</a> through his supposed son <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_royal_genealogies" title="Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies">Brond</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toponyms">Toponyms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Toponyms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are a few old place names in Scandinavia that contain the name <i>Baldr</i>. The most certain and notable one is the (former) parish name <a href="/w/index.php?title=Balleshol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Balleshol (page does not exist)">Balleshol</a> in Hedmark county, Norway: "a Balldrshole" 1356 (where the last element is <i>hóll</i> m "mound; small hill"). Others may be (in <a href="/wiki/North_Germanic_languages" title="North Germanic languages">Norse</a> forms) <i>Baldrsberg</i> in Vestfold county, <i>Baldrsheimr</i> in Hordaland county <i>Baldrsnes</i> in Sør-Trøndelag county—and (very uncertain) the <a href="/wiki/Balsfjorden" title="Balsfjorden">Balsfjorden</a> fjord and <a href="/wiki/Balsfjord_Municipality" title="Balsfjord Municipality">Balsfjord Municipality</a> in Troms county. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, there is also a Baldersgade, or "Balder's Street". A street in downtown <a href="/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk" title="Reykjavík">Reykjavík</a> is called Baldursgata (Baldur's Street). </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> there is a Baldersgatan (Balder's Street) in <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>. There is also Baldersnäs (Balder's isthmus), Baldersvik (Balder's bay), Balders udde (Balder's headland) and Baldersberg (Balder's mountain) at various places. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Germanic_deities" title="List of Germanic deities">List of Germanic deities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemmink%C3%A4inen" title="Lemminkäinen">Lemminkäinen</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Courier Corporation. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=I2WhHX2peKEC&pg=PA220">220</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-486-43546-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-486-43546-6"><bdi>978-0-486-43546-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Teutonic+Mythology&rft.pages=220&rft.pub=Courier+Corporation&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-0-486-43546-6&rft.aulast=Grimm&rft.aufirst=Jacob&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKroonen201357-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKroonen201357_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKroonen2013">Kroonen 2013</a>, p. 57.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESimek199626-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESimek199626_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSimek1996">Simek 1996</a>, p. 26.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<i>Bæl-dæg</i> itself is white-god, light-god, he that shines as sky and light and day, the kindly <i>Bièlbôgh, Bèlbôgh</i> of the Slav system. It is in perfect accord with this explanation of <i>Bæl-dæg</i>, that the Anglo-Saxon tale of ancestry assigns to him a son Brond, of whom the Edda is silent, <i>brond, brand</i>, ON. <i>brandr</i> (fire brand or blade of a sword), signifying <i>jubar, fax, titio</i>. Bældæg therefore, as regards his name, would agree with <i>Berhta</i>, the bright goddess.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CALVIN-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CALVIN_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Thomas_(linguist)" title="Calvin Thomas (linguist)">Calvin, Thomas</a>. <i>An Anthology of German Literature</i>, D.C. Heath & Co. <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_Number" title="Amazon Standard Identification Number">ASIN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008BTK3E">B0008BTK3E</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_Number" title="Amazon Standard Identification Number">ASIN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00089RS3K">B00089RS3K</a>. pp. 5–6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wolfgang Beck: <i>Die Merseburger Zaubersprüche.</i> Wiesbaden 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bellows-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bellows_9-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Adams_Bellows_(businessman)" title="Henry Adams Bellows (businessman)">Bellows, Henry Adams</a> (1923). <i>The Poetic Edda</i>. <a href="/wiki/American-Scandinavian_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="American-Scandinavian Foundation">American-Scandinavian Foundation</a>. pp. 14–15, 25, 195–200.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Crawford-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Crawford_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Crawford_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Crawford" title="Jackson Crawford">Crawford, Jackson</a>. (2015). <i>The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes</i>. <a href="/wiki/Hackett_Publishing_Company" title="Hackett Publishing Company">Hackett Publishing Company</a>. p. 106.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222057/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/prose/033036.php">"Gylfaginning, XXII"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northvegr.org/lore/prose/033036.php">the original</a> on 30 September 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 September</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gylfaginning%2C+XXII&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northvegr.org%2Flore%2Fprose%2F033036.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Gylfaginning">"Guðni Jónsson's edition of the Prose Edda"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230829011513/https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Gylfaginning">Archived</a> from the original on 29 August 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 August</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gu%C3%B0ni+J%C3%B3nsson%27s+edition+of+the+Prose+Edda&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fheimskringla.no%2Fwiki%2FGylfaginning&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Children_of_Odin-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_Children_of_Odin_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFColum1920" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Padraic_Colum" title="Padraic Colum">Colum, Padraic</a> (1920). <i>The Children of Odin</i>. Aladdin Paperbacks. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0689868855" title="Special:BookSources/0689868855"><bdi>0689868855</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Children+of+Odin&rft.pub=Aladdin+Paperbacks&rft.date=1920&rft.isbn=0689868855&rft.aulast=Colum&rft.aufirst=Padraic&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Merrill Kaplan, 'Once More on the Mistletoe', in <i>News from Other Worlds/</i>Tíðendi ór ǫðrum heimum<i>: Studies in Nordic Folklore, Mythology and Culture in Honor of John F. Lindow</i>, ed. by Merrill Kaplan and Timothy R. Tangherlini, Wildcat Canyon Advanced Seminars Occasional Monographs, 1 (Berkeley, CA: North Pinehurst Press, 2012), pp. 36–60; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0578101742" title="Special:BookSources/0578101742">0578101742</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184501/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/prose/069072.php">"Gylfaginning, XLIX"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northvegr.org/lore/prose/069072.php">the original</a> on 30 September 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 September</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gylfaginning%2C+XLIX&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northvegr.org%2Flore%2Fprose%2F069072.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to Carolyne Larrington in her translation of the <i>Poetic Edda</i> it is assumed that what Odin whispered in Baldr's ear was a promise of resurrection.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Hilda_Ellis_Davidson" title="Hilda Ellis Davidson">Davidson, H.R. Ellis</a> (1964). <i>Gods and Myths of Northern Europe</i>. Pelican Books. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0140136274" title="Special:BookSources/0140136274">0140136274</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (August 2020)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Die_germanischen_Götternamen_der_antiken_Inschriften-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Die_germanischen_Götternamen_der_antiken_Inschriften_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGutenbrunner1936" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Siegfried_Gutenbrunner" title="Siegfried Gutenbrunner">Gutenbrunner, Siegfried</a> (1936). <i>Die germanischen Götternamen der antiken Inschriften</i>. Max Niemeyer Verlag.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Die+germanischen+G%C3%B6tternamen+der+antiken+Inschriften&rft.pub=Max+Niemeyer+Verlag&rft.date=1936&rft.aulast=Gutenbrunner&rft.aufirst=Siegfried&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span>, pp. 210, 218–20.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Heathen_Gods_in_Old_English_Literature-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Heathen_Gods_in_Old_English_Literature_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFNorth1997" class="citation book cs1">North, Richard (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=X_LKUIqNvPQC&q=Heathen+Gods+in+Old+English+Literature&pg=PP1"><i>Heathen Gods in Old English Literature</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Press" title="Cambridge University Press">Cambridge University Press</a>. p. 126. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0521551838" title="Special:BookSources/0521551838"><bdi>0521551838</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230423144518/https://books.google.com/books?id=X_LKUIqNvPQC&q=Heathen+Gods+in+Old+English+Literature&pg=PP1">Archived</a> from the original on 23 April 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Heathen+Gods+in+Old+English+Literature&rft.pages=126&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=0521551838&rft.aulast=North&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DX_LKUIqNvPQC%26q%3DHeathen%2BGods%2Bin%2BOld%2BEnglish%2BLiterature%26pg%3DPP1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Van_Ægir_tot_Ymir:_personages_en_thema's_uit_de_Germaanse_en_Noordse_mythologie-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Van_Ægir_tot_Ymir:_personages_en_thema's_uit_de_Germaanse_en_Noordse_mythologie_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFVermeyden2000" class="citation book cs1">Vermeyden, Pamela & Quak, Arend (2000). <i>Van Ægir tot Ymir: personages en thema's uit de Germaanse en Noordse mythologie</i>. Cambridge University Press. p. 43. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/906168661X" title="Special:BookSources/906168661X"><bdi>906168661X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Van+%C3%86gir+tot+Ymir%3A+personages+en+thema%27s+uit+de+Germaanse+en+Noordse+mythologie&rft.pages=43&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=906168661X&rft.aulast=Vermeyden&rft.aufirst=Pamela+%26+Quak%2C+Arend&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-''Balder'',_in_Reallexikon_der_Germanischen_Altertumskunde-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-''Balder'',_in_Reallexikon_der_Germanischen_Altertumskunde_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHelm1976" class="citation book cs1">Helm, Karl (1976). <i><span></span></i>Balder<i>, in Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde</i>. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Balder%2C+in+Reallexikon+der+Germanischen+Altertumskunde&rft.pages=2&rft.pub=Walter+de+Gruyter+GmbH+%26+Co+KG&rft.date=1976&rft.aulast=Helm&rft.aufirst=Karl&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Anglo-Saxons Chronicle (Winchester Chronicle)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Anglo-Saxons+Chronicle+%28Winchester+Chronicle%29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFde_Vries1962" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jan_de_Vries_(linguist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jan de Vries (linguist)">de Vries, Jan</a> (1962). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=hLceAAAAIAAJ"><i>Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch</i></a> (1977 ed.). Brill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9004054363" title="Special:BookSources/978-9004054363"><bdi>978-9004054363</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Altnordisches+Etymologisches+Worterbuch&rft.edition=1977&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=1962&rft.isbn=978-9004054363&rft.aulast=de+Vries&rft.aufirst=Jan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DhLceAAAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKroonen2013" class="citation book cs1">Kroonen, Guus (2013). <i>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic</i>. Brill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789004183407" title="Special:BookSources/9789004183407"><bdi>9789004183407</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Etymological+Dictionary+of+Proto-Germanic&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9789004183407&rft.aulast=Kroonen&rft.aufirst=Guus&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFOrel2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Orel" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimir Orel">Orel, Vladimir E.</a> (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LY1iAAAAMAAJ"><i>A Handbook of Germanic Etymology</i></a>. Brill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9004128750" title="Special:BookSources/978-9004128750"><bdi>978-9004128750</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Handbook+of+Germanic+Etymology&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-9004128750&rft.aulast=Orel&rft.aufirst=Vladimir+E.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DLY1iAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSimek1996" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Simek" title="Rudolf Simek">Simek, Rudolf</a> (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=MZ24QgAACAAJ"><i>Dictionary of Northern Mythology</i></a>. D.S. Brewer. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0859915137" title="Special:BookSources/978-0859915137"><bdi>978-0859915137</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dictionary+of+Northern+Mythology&rft.pub=D.S.+Brewer&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-0859915137&rft.aulast=Simek&rft.aufirst=Rudolf&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DMZ24QgAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABaldr" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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of the Myth of Baldr,"</a> Alvíssmál 11 (2004): 17–54.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lindow" title="John Lindow">John Lindow</a>, <i>Murder and Vengeance Among the Gods: Baldr in Scandinavian Mythology</i>. <a href="/wiki/Suomalainen_Tiedeakatemia" class="mw-redirect" title="Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia">Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia</a> (1997), <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9514108094" title="Special:BookSources/9514108094">9514108094</a>.</li> <li>Jacob Grimm, <i><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Mythologie" title="Deutsche Mythologie">Deutsche Mythologie</a></i> (1835), chapter 11 "Paltar".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baldr&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit 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href="/wiki/Vili_and_V%C3%A9" title="Vili and Vé">Vili and Vé</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/%C3%86sir" title="Æsir">Ásynjur</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hj%C3%BAki_and_Bil" title="Hjúki and Bil">Bil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eir" title="Eir">Eir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frigg" title="Frigg">Frigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulla" title="Fulla">Fulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gefjon" title="Gefjon">Gefjon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ger%C3%B0r" title="Gerðr">Gerðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gn%C3%A1_and_H%C3%B3fvarpnir" title="Gná and Hófvarpnir">Gná</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hl%C3%ADn" title="Hlín">Hlín</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I%C3%B0unn" title="Iðunn">Iðunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilmr" title="Ilmr">Ilmr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Eorger%C3%B0r_H%C3%B6lgabr%C3%BA%C3%B0r_and_Irpa" title="Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa">Irpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lofn" title="Lofn">Lofn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanna_(Norse_deity)" title="Nanna (Norse deity)">Nanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nj%C3%B6run" title="Njörun">Njörun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A1n" title="Rán">Rán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rindr" title="Rindr">Rindr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1ga_and_S%C3%B6kkvabekkr" title="Sága and Sökkvabekkr">Sága</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sif" title="Sif">Sif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigyn" title="Sigyn">Sigyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sj%C3%B6fn" title="Sjöfn">Sjöfn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ska%C3%B0i" title="Skaði">Skaði</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snotra" title="Snotra">Snotra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%B3l_(Germanic_mythology)" title="Sól (Germanic mythology)">Sól</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syn_(goddess)" title="Syn (goddess)">Syn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Eorger%C3%B0r_H%C3%B6lgabr%C3%BA%C3%B0r_and_Irpa" title="Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa">Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%BA%C3%B0r" title="Þrúðr">Þrúðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1r" title="Vár">Vár</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6r" title="Vör">Vör</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vanir" title="Vanir">Vanir</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freyja" title="Freyja">Freyja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freyr" title="Freyr">Freyr</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ingunar-Freyr" title="Ingunar-Freyr">Ingunar-Freyr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yngvi" title="Yngvi">Yngvi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gersemi" title="Gersemi">Gersemi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gullveig" title="Gullveig">Gullveig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hnoss" title="Hnoss">Hnoss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kvasir" title="Kvasir">Kvasir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nj%C3%B6r%C3%B0r" title="Njörðr">Njörðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister-wife_of_Nj%C3%B6r%C3%B0r" title="Sister-wife of Njörðr">Sister-wife of Njörðr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_j%C3%B6tnar_in_Norse_mythology" title="List of jötnar in Norse mythology">Jötnar</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%86gir" title="Ægir">Ægir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvaldi" title="Alvaldi">Alvaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angrbo%C3%B0a" title="Angrboða">Angrboða</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurbo%C3%B0a" title="Aurboða">Aurboða</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baugi" title="Baugi">Baugi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beli_(j%C3%B6tunn)" title="Beli (jötunn)">Beli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bergelmir" title="Bergelmir">Bergelmir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bestla" title="Bestla">Bestla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6l%C3%BEorn" title="Bölþorn">Bölþorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%BDleistr" title="Býleistr">Býleistr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg%C3%BE%C3%A9r" title="Eggþér">Eggþér</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A1rbauti" title="Fárbauti">Fárbauti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fj%C3%B6lvar" title="Fjölvar">Fjölvar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fornj%C3%B3t" title="Fornjót">Fornjót</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangr" title="Gangr">Gangr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geirr%C3%B6%C3%B0r" title="Geirröðr">Geirröðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gillingr" title="Gillingr">Gillingr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gj%C3%A1lp_and_Greip" title="Gjálp and Greip">Gjálp and Greip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gr%C3%AD%C3%B0r" title="Gríðr">Gríðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnl%C3%B6%C3%B0" title="Gunnlöð">Gunnlöð</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gymir_(father_of_Ger%C3%B0r)" title="Gymir (father of Gerðr)">Gymir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Har%C3%B0greipr" title="Harðgreipr">Harðgreipr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helblindi" title="Helblindi">Helblindi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helreginn" title="Helreginn">Helreginn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hljod" title="Hljod">Hljod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%A6svelgr" title="Hræsvelgr">Hræsvelgr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%ADmger%C3%B0r" title="Hrímgerðr">Hrímgerðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%ADmgr%C3%ADmnir" title="Hrímgrímnir">Hrímgrímnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%ADmnir" title="Hrímnir">Hrímnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hro%C3%B0r" title="Hroðr">Hroðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrungnir" title="Hrungnir">Hrungnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrymr" title="Hrymr">Hrymr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hymir" title="Hymir">Hymir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrrokkin" title="Hyrrokkin">Hyrrokkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I%C3%B0i" title="Iði">Iði</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Dm" title="Ím">Ím</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A1rnsaxa" title="Járnsaxa">Járnsaxa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laufey_(mythology)" title="Laufey (mythology)">Laufey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leikn" title="Leikn">Leikn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litr" title="Litr">Litr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logi_(mythology)" title="Logi (mythology)">Logi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6g%C3%BErasir" title="Mögþrasir">Mögþrasir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narfi" title="Narfi">Narfi (father of Nott)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%B6kkm%C3%ADmir" title="Sökkmímir">Sökkmímir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surtr" title="Surtr">Surtr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suttungr" title="Suttungr">Suttungr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Ejazi" title="Þjazi">Þjazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%B6kk" title="Þökk">Þökk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%ADvaldi" title="Þrívaldi">Þrívaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%BA%C3%B0gelmir" title="Þrúðgelmir">Þrúðgelmir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Erymr" title="Þrymr">Þrymr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Atgar%C3%B0a-Loki" title="Útgarða-Loki">Útgarða-Loki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaf%C3%BEr%C3%BA%C3%B0nir" title="Vafþrúðnir">Vafþrúðnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%AD%C3%B0blindi" title="Víðblindi">Víðblindi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vosud" title="Vosud">Vosud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6rnir" title="Vörnir">Vörnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ymir" title="Ymir">Ymir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_dwarfs_in_Norse_mythology" title="List of dwarfs in Norse mythology">Dwarfs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alv%C3%ADss" title="Alvíss">Alvíss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andvari" title="Andvari">Andvari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austri,_Vestri,_Nor%C3%B0ri_and_Su%C3%B0ri" title="Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri">Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billingr" title="Billingr">Billingr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1inn_(Norse_dwarf)" title="Dáinn (Norse dwarf)">Dáinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durinn" title="Durinn">Durinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%BArnir" title="Dúrnir">Dúrnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dvalinn" title="Dvalinn">Dvalinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A1fnir" title="Fáfnir">Fáfnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fjalar_and_Galar" title="Fjalar and Galar">Fjalar and Galar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandalf_(mythology)" title="Gandalf (mythology)">Gandalf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrei%C3%B0marr" title="Hreiðmarr">Hreiðmarr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litr" title="Litr">Litr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B3tsognir" title="Mótsognir">Mótsognir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%93tr" class="mw-redirect" title="Ótr">Ótr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regin" title="Regin">Regin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Ivaldi" title="Sons of Ivaldi">Sons of Ivaldi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brokkr" title="Brokkr">Brokkr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eitri" title="Eitri">Eitri</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Germanic_heroic_legend" title="Germanic heroic legend">Heroes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend" title="Lists of figures in Germanic heroic legend">List of figures in Germanic heroic legend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_A" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, A"> A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_B%E2%80%93C" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, B–C"> B–C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_D%E2%80%93E" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E"> D–E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_F%E2%80%93G" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, F–G"> F–G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_H%E2%80%93He" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He"> H–He</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_Hi%E2%80%93Hy" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, Hi–Hy"> Hi–Hy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_I%E2%80%93O" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O"> I–O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_P%E2%80%93S" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, P–S"> P–S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_T%E2%80%93Y" title="List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, T–Y"> T–Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people,_clan,_and_place_names_in_Germanic_heroic_legend" title="List of people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend">people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_named_animals_and_plants_in_Germanic_heroic_legend" title="List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend">named animals and plants </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_named_weapons,_armour_and_treasures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend" title="List of named weapons, armour and treasures in Germanic heroic legend">named weapons, armour and treasures</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ask_and_Embla" title="Ask and Embla">Ask and Embla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Au%C3%B0r_(mythology)" title="Auðr (mythology)">Auðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Au%C3%B0umbla" title="Auðumbla">Auðumbla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurvandill" title="Aurvandill">Aurvandill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyla" title="Beyla">Beyla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borr" title="Borr">Borr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%BAri" title="Búri">Búri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byggvir" title="Byggvir">Byggvir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%ADs" title="Dís">Dísir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Landd%C3%ADsir" title="Landdísir">Landdísir</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germanic_dragon" title="Germanic dragon">Dragons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Draugs">Draugs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Einherjar" title="Einherjar">Einherjar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldir" title="Eldir">Eldir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">Elves</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%B6kk%C3%A1lfar_and_Lj%C3%B3s%C3%A1lfar" title="Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar">Dark elves (Dökkálfar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%B6kk%C3%A1lfar_and_Lj%C3%B3s%C3%A1lfar" title="Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar">Light elves (Ljósálfar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svart%C3%A1lfar" title="Svartálfar">Black elves (Svartálfar)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fimafeng" title="Fimafeng">Fimafeng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fjalar_(rooster)" title="Fjalar (rooster)">Fjalar (rooster)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenrir" title="Fenrir">Fenrir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fj%C3%B6rgyn_and_Fj%C3%B6rgynn" title="Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn">Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fylgja" title="Fylgja">Fylgja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garmr" title="Garmr">Garmr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gullinbursti" title="Gullinbursti">Gullinbursti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hati_Hr%C3%B3%C3%B0vitnisson" title="Hati Hróðvitnisson">Hati Hróðvitnisson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hel_(mythological_being)" title="Hel (mythological being)">Hel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildisv%C3%ADni" class="mw-redirect" title="Hildisvíni">Hildisvíni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hj%C3%BAki_and_Bil" title="Hjúki and Bil">Hjúki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horses_of_the_%C3%86sir" title="Horses of the Æsir">Horses of the Æsir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81rvakr_and_Alsvi%C3%B0r" title="Árvakr and Alsviðr">Árvakr and Alsviðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bl%C3%B3%C3%B0ugh%C3%B3fi" title="Blóðughófi">Blóðughófi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falh%C3%B3fnir" title="Falhófnir">Falhófnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%ADsl" class="mw-redirect" title="Gísl">Gísl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gla%C3%B0r" title="Glaðr">Glaðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gl%C3%A6r" title="Glær">Glær</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenr" title="Glenr">Glenr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grani" title="Grani">Grani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gullfaxi" title="Gullfaxi">Gullfaxi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulltoppr" title="Gulltoppr">Gulltoppr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyllir" title="Gyllir">Gyllir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamskerpir_and_Gar%C3%B0rofa" title="Hamskerpir and Garðrofa">Hamskerpir and Garðrofa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gn%C3%A1_and_H%C3%B3fvarpnir" title="Gná and Hófvarpnir">Hófvarpnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skinfaxi_and_Hr%C3%ADmfaxi" title="Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi">Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sleipnir" title="Sleipnir">Sleipnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sva%C3%B0ilfari" title="Svaðilfari">Svaðilfari</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%B6r%C3%B0" title="Jörð">Jörð</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%B6rmungandr" title="Jörmungandr">Jörmungandr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%ADf_and_L%C3%ADfthrasir" class="mw-redirect" title="Líf and Lífthrasir">Líf and Lífthrasir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loddf%C3%A1fnir" title="Loddfáfnir">Loddfáfnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B3%C3%B0gu%C3%B0r" title="Móðguðr">Móðguðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_Daughters_of_%C3%86gir_and_R%C3%A1n" title="Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán">Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_Mothers_of_Heimdallr" title="Nine Mothers of Heimdallr">Nine Mothers of Heimdallr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narfi_(son_of_Loki)" title="Narfi (son of Loki)">Narfi (son of Loki)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%AD%C3%B0h%C3%B6ggr" title="Níðhöggr">Níðhöggr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norns" title="Norns">Norns</a></li> <li>Personifications <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dagr" title="Dagr">Dagr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elli" title="Elli">Elli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%B3tt" title="Nótt">Nótt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumarr_and_Vetr" title="Sumarr and Vetr">Sumarr and Vetr</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A6hr%C3%ADmnir" title="Sæhrímnir">Sæhrímnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sk%C3%ADrnir" title="Skírnir">Skírnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sk%C3%B6ll" title="Sköll">Sköll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shield-maiden" title="Shield-maiden">Shield-maiden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanngrisnir_and_Tanngnj%C3%B3str" title="Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr">Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troll" title="Troll">Troll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Ej%C3%A1lfi_and_R%C3%B6skva" title="Þjálfi and Röskva">Þjálfi and Röskva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A6ttir" class="mw-redirect" title="Vættir">Vættir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Landv%C3%A6ttir" title="Landvættir">Landvættir</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1li_(son_of_Loki)" title="Váli (son of Loki)">Váli (son of Loki)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valkyrie" title="Valkyrie">Valkyries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayland_the_Smith" title="Wayland the Smith">Völundr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6r%C3%B0r" title="Vörðr">Vörðr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Locations_in_Norse_mythology" title="Category:Locations in Norse mythology">Locations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Underworld</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hel_(location)" title="Hel (location)">Hel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89lj%C3%BA%C3%B0nir" title="Éljúðnir">Éljúðnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gjallarbr%C3%BA" title="Gjallarbrú">Gjallarbrú</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%A1str%C3%B6nd" title="Náströnd">Náströnd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niflhel" title="Niflhel">Niflhel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ni%C3%B0afj%C3%B6ll" title="Niðafjöll">Niðafjöll</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Rivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89liv%C3%A1gar" title="Élivágar">Élivágar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gj%C3%B6ll" title="Gjöll">Gjöll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Dfingr" title="Ífingr">Ífingr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerlaugar" title="Kerlaugar">Kerlaugar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6rmt_and_%C3%96rmt" title="Körmt and Örmt">Körmt and Örmt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slidr_River" title="Slidr River">Slidr River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadgelmir" title="Vadgelmir">Vadgelmir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vimur_River" title="Vimur River">Vimur River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Other locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asgard" title="Asgard">Asgard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amsvartnir" title="Amsvartnir">Amsvartnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andlang" title="Andlang">Andlang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barri" title="Barri">Barri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bifr%C3%B6st" title="Bifröst">Bifröst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilskirnir" title="Bilskirnir">Bilskirnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%A1vellir" title="Brávellir">Brávellir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brimir" title="Brimir">Brimir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fensalir" title="Fensalir">Fensalir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%B3lkvangr" title="Fólkvangr">Fólkvangr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signhildsberg" title="Signhildsberg">Fornsigtuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fyrisvellir" title="Fyrisvellir">Fyrisvellir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A1lgvi%C3%B0r" title="Gálgviðr">Gálgviðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandvik" title="Gandvik">Gandvik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastropnir" title="Gastropnir">Gastropnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giml%C3%A9" title="Gimlé">Gimlé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginnungagap" title="Ginnungagap">Ginnungagap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gla%C3%B0sheimr" title="Glaðsheimr">Glaðsheimr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gl%C3%A6sisvellir" title="Glæsisvellir">Glæsisvellir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glitnir" class="mw-redirect" title="Glitnir">Glitnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnipahellir" title="Gnipahellir">Gnipahellir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grove_of_fetters" class="mw-redirect" title="Grove of fetters">Grove of fetters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hei%C3%B0r" title="Heiðr">Heiðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himinbj%C3%B6rg" title="Himinbjörg">Himinbjörg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindarfjall" title="Hindarfjall">Hindarfjall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hlidskjalf" title="Hlidskjalf">Hlidskjalf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hnitbjorg" title="Hnitbjorg">Hnitbjorg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoddm%C3%ADmis_holt" title="Hoddmímis holt">Hoddmímis holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I%C3%B0av%C3%B6llr" title="Iðavöllr">Iðavöllr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A1rnvi%C3%B0r" title="Járnviðr">Járnviðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%B6tunheimr" title="Jötunheimr">Jötunheimr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADmamei%C3%B0r" title="Mímameiðr">Mímameiðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrkvi%C3%B0r" title="Myrkviðr">Myrkviðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munarv%C3%A1gr" title="Munarvágr">Munarvágr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%B3at%C3%BAn_(mythology)" title="Nóatún (mythology)">Nóatún</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okolnir" title="Okolnir">Okolnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sessr%C3%BAmnir" title="Sessrúmnir">Sessrúmnir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindri_(mythology)" title="Sindri (mythology)">Sindri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singasteinn" title="Singasteinn">Singasteinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%BA%C3%B0heimr" title="Þrúðheimr">Þrúðheimr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Er%C3%BA%C3%B0vangr" title="Þrúðvangr">Þrúðvangr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Erymheimr" title="Þrymheimr">Þrymheimr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamla_Uppsala" title="Gamla Uppsala">Uppsala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Atgar%C3%B0ar" title="Útgarðar">Útgarðar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valaskj%C3%A1lf" title="Valaskjálf">Valaskjálf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valhalla" title="Valhalla">Valhalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanaheimr" title="Vanaheimr">Vanaheimr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%AD%C3%B0bl%C3%A1inn" title="Víðbláinn">Víðbláinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADgr%C3%AD%C3%B0r" title="Vígríðr">Vígríðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ving%C3%B3lf" title="Vingólf">Vingólf</a></li> <li>Wells <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hvergelmir" title="Hvergelmir">Hvergelmir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADmisbrunnr" title="Mímisbrunnr">Mímisbrunnr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ur%C3%B0arbrunnr" title="Urðarbrunnr">Urðarbrunnr</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Ddalir" title="Ýdalir">Ýdalir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yggdrasil" title="Yggdrasil">Yggdrasil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Events_in_Norse_mythology" title="Category:Events in Norse mythology">Events</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%86sir%E2%80%93Vanir_War" title="Æsir–Vanir War">Æsir–Vanir War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fimbulwinter" title="Fimbulwinter">Fimbulvetr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%B3%C3%B0i%27s_Peace" title="Fróði's Peace">Fróði's Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hja%C3%B0ningav%C3%ADg" title="Hjaðningavíg">Hjaðningavíg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k" title="Ragnarök">Ragnarök</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Sources</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Gesta_Danorum" title="Gesta Danorum">Gesta Danorum</a></i></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Edda" title="Edda">Edda</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Poetic_Edda" title="Poetic Edda">Poetic Edda</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prose_Edda" title="Prose Edda">Prose Edda</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runestone" title="Runestone">Runestones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga" title="Saga">Sagas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%B3msv%C3%ADkinga_saga" title="Jómsvíkinga saga">Jómsvíkinga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legendary_saga" title="Legendary saga">Legendary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrfing_Cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrfing Cycle">Tyrfing Cycle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6lsung_Cycle" title="Völsung Cycle">Völsung Cycle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Norse_orthography" title="Old Norse orthography">Orthography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norse_mythology_in_popular_culture" title="Norse mythology in popular culture">Later influence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Religious practice</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphic_wooden_cult_figurines_of_Central_and_Northern_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe">Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bl%C3%B3t" title="Blót">Blót</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathen_hof" title="Heathen hof">Hof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heitstrenging" title="Heitstrenging">Heitstrenging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horses_in_Germanic_paganism" title="Horses in Germanic paganism">Horses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6rgr" title="Hörgr">Hörgr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norse_rituals" title="Norse rituals">Worship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%96ndvegiss%C3%BAlur" title="Öndvegissúlur">Öndvegissúlur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginnaglar" title="Reginnaglar">Reginnaglar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_trees_and_groves_in_Germanic_paganism_and_mythology" title="Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology">Sacred trees and groves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonarg%C3%B6ltr" title="Sonargöltr">Sonargöltr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_at_Uppsala" title="Temple at Uppsala">Temple at Uppsala</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Til_%C3%A1rs_ok_fri%C3%B0ar" title="Til árs ok friðar">Til árs ok friðar</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Vé">Vé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wetlands_and_islands_in_Germanic_paganism" title="Wetlands and islands in Germanic paganism">Wetlands and islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Festivals and holy periods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81lfabl%C3%B3t" title="Álfablót">Álfablót</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%ADsabl%C3%B3t" title="Dísablót">Dísablót</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germanic_calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Germanic calendar">Germanic calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%9Eorrabl%C3%B3t" title="Þorrablót">Þorrablót</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vetrn%C3%A6tr" class="mw-redirect" title="Vetrnætr">Vetrnætr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yule" title="Yule">Yule</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Death_in_Norse_paganism" title="Death in Norse paganism">Death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ergi" title="Ergi">Ergi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lag" title="Félag">Félag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galdr" title="Galdr">Galdr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gothi" title="Gothi">Goði</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamingja" title="Hamingja">Hamingja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heiti" title="Heiti">Heiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenning" title="Kenning">Kenning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mead_hall" title="Mead hall">Mead hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C4%AB%C3%BE" class="mw-redirect" title="Nīþ">Nīþ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norse_cosmology" title="Norse cosmology">Norse cosmology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numbers_in_Norse_mythology" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbers in Norse mythology">Numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Norse_philosophy" title="Old Norse philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rings_in_Germanic_cultures" class="mw-redirect" title="Rings in Germanic cultures">Rings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runes" title="Runes">Runes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sei%C3%B0r" title="Seiðr">Seiðr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skald" title="Skald">Skald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viking_Age" title="Viking Age">Viking Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%B6lva" class="mw-redirect" title="Völva">Völva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d6dbbe;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germanic_paganism" title="Germanic paganism">Germanic paganism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathenry_(new_religious_movement)" title="Heathenry (new religious movement)">Heathenry (new religious movement)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Bronze_Age" title="Nordic Bronze Age">Nordic Bronze Age</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131658#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata1388" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div 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