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"Even in the darkest of places there is light and even who are born of light can fall to shadow. OOC Not here for Drama or BS bring either to me you'll drown in your own blood and suffering."
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Baldur (pronounced BALD-er; Old Norse Baldr, Old English and Old High German Balder) is one of the Aesir gods. Hes the son of Odin and Frigg,
Hes loved by all the gods, goddesses, and beings of a more physical nature. So handsome, gracious, and cheerful is he that he actually gives off light.
The meaning and etymology of his name are uncertain and have been the topic of intense scholarly debate. Numerous possibilities have been proposed, including a derivation from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel- (white), Old Norse bl, fire, or a hypothesized word for lord common to various Germanic languages. The most straightforward and probably correct explanation, however, is that his name comes from the Old Norse word baldr, bold. Scholars have been reluctant to accept this explanation due to its implication of a warlike character for Baldur. But as well see below, Baldur may not have been as innocent and passive as hes portrayed to be in the late Old Norse literary source that provides the most extensive description of the god and the tales in which he features.
This literary source is the Prose Edda of the medieval Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson. From this treatise on mythology and poetics comes the most complete account we have of the primary tale concerning Baldur, the story of his death and resurrection. This tale can be briefly summarized as follows:
When Baldur began to have dreams of his death, Frigg went around to everything in the world and secured from each of them an oath to not harm her son. Confident in Baldurs invincibility, the gods amused themselves by throwing weapons and any random thing they could find at Baldur and watching them bounce off of him, leaving him utterly unscathed.
Loki, the guileful trickster of the gods, sensed an opportunity for mischief. He inquired of Frigg whether she had overlooked anything whatsoever in her quest to obtain oaths. She casually answered that she had thought the mistletoe to be too small and harmless a thing to bother asking for such a promise. Loki straightaway made a spear from the mistletoe and convinced the blind god Hodr to throw it at Baldur. The projectile pierced the god, and he fell down dead.
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