| “ | Once upon a time, there was Baldr, the most favorite of all of the gods. Everybody loved Baldr! ... But, Balder was having scary dreams about how something was going to kill him. His dreams usually were prophecy, so this made him very afraid indeed. The goddess Frigg came up with a way to comfort Baldr. She had every plant, rock and animal living or growing on the land to swear never to harm the beloved Baldr. Even the powerful dragons agreed, and swore not to harm him. Everything was going fine, except that Loki, the god of mischief, was jealous and angry that Baldr was invincible. ... Lokie realized there was a loophole in Frigg's pact. The mistletoe, which does not grow on land, was forgotten. It was overlooked as unimportant and too weak to need to promise. [Loki fashions an arrow made of mistletoe] The mistletoe arrow hit Baldr with a single killing blow, and he fell. His spirit was taken to Hel, while all the gods and mortals wept. ... and her [Frigg] tears became the while berries of the Mistletoe, blessing it. Frigg forgave Mistletoe and bestowed it the ability to bring Baldr back. Forevermore, the little Mistletoe was no longer forgotten, but a symbol of remembrance and forgiveness! | ” |
| — Fishlegs in School of Dragons |
Baldur (also spelled Baldr) is the Norse god of light, purity and joy, who is the son of Odin and Frigg.
Norse Mythology[]
Baldur was one of the Aesir gods. He was the son of Odin and Frigg, the husband of the goddess Nanna, and the father of the god Forseti.
When Baldur began to dream of his death, his mother, Frigg, went to everything in the nine worlds and asked them to never hurt her son. However, the only thing she forgot to ask was mistletoe. Taking advantage of this, Loki made a spear out of mistletoe and had Hödr, a blind god, throw it at Baldur. Baldur quickly died, but the other gods wanted to bring him back. Hermod went to Hel and saw his brother beside the goddess of death. After being asked to release Baldur, Hel agreed to do so if everything in the nine worlds mourned for him. The gods managed to persuade almost everything to mourn Baldur, but one creature named Thökk (Loki in disguise) refused to do so. Because of this, Baldur remained in Hel.
Appearances[]
Comics[]
"The Ice Castle"[]
A harbor called Balder Bay is mentioned in this comic.
Dragons: Race to the Edge[]
Season 4[]
The Straits of Baldur are named after this god.
Games[]
Dragons: Rise of Berk[]
This game contained a searcheable location named "Baldr's Table", where Toothless and Hiccup could potentially find dragons eggs.
School of Dragons[]
During Snoggletog 2021, Fishlegs chooses to perform "The Legend of Baldr" for the Snoggletog pageant.
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