5/6/2023 0 Comments God of war baldur![]() “Let Hel keep what is hers.” She declared. A giantess named Tokk refused to weep, even when all those around her begged. Every eye was filled with tears, all except one. Everyone obeyed, and there was a great mourning in all the nine realms. ![]() The gods and goddesses wasted no time, and encouraged all to mourn, weep and cry out for Baldur’s return to them. If absolutely every living thing wept for Baldur, praying for his resurrection, Hel would give him back to them. Like all the others she loved him greatly. Odin begged of lady Hel to let Baldur return to Asgard, and restore his life. Hel was a fair ruler of the dead, despite the place being gloomy and filled with those who died in disgrace. When a god died, he was no longer able to stay in Asgard where Valhalla was located, but was sent to Hel in her depressing kingdom. Lending his fastest stead **Sleipnir for Hermod’s message must be swift. The gods and goddesses mourned over Baldur. ![]() It took much time for the truth to come out, for Hob wept for his brother, guilt consuming him.Īs soon as the truth was discovered, the gods tried to find Loki, but his trail was lost. The shock of the moment gave Loki time to slip away and flee from Asgard, putting on many disguises to stay hidden.Īs soon as the shock was over, the gods grabbed at Hob, demanding to know why he had done it. He hit his mark, and to everyone’s horror, Baldur was struck in the breast, and fell over dead! With Loki guiding his aim, Hod threw the spear with as much skill as one who could see. Hod lifted the spear eager to have some fun. Hod had no idea that the spear was tipped with mistletoe. Loki placed a spear in the blind man’s hands. Hod answered honestly, and Loki said he would help guide Hod’s aim. He slyly inquired why Hod had not joined in the fun. Loki approached Hod quietly, concealing himself from the others. ![]() Instead, he sat nearby and listened, until the excitement died down, and the gods were lounging around. Hod did not throw anything at Baldur, because he would need help doing so. Baldur and Hod were opposites, Hob was the god of darkness, while Baldur was the god of light, but they had a deep brotherly bond. Every weapon, every object, everything refused to harm the god of light. Absolutely everything would bounce off Baldur without leaving so much as a scratch on his skin. Because nothing would harm Baldur, the gods began throwing things at him. He picked some mistletoe and ran back to Asgard.Īfter Frigga’s work was done and she was at peace, the gods discovered a fun game. The plant was so small and harmless that she thought it could not cause any damage to her son.Īfter this discovery, Loki wasted no time in hatching a plan. Frigga did not bother to obtain a sworn vow from the mistletoe. With sly speeches and disguises, he searched for a flaw in Frigga’s plan, and he found one. When he heard of what Frigga was up to, Loki went snooping around. He wanted to hurt anyone that was an easy target. After all his tricks, and the punishments that had been given him. Never to lift a finger against him.ĭuring this time Loki was in a bad way. Because everyone and everything loved the beautiful god, they all swore a vow of peace for him. She collected vows from everyone and everything, that none would hurt Baldur in any way. The mother of all creation conversed with every living thing, and inanimate object. When Frigga found out the dream was a prophecy, she set to work. Though it was near impossible to strike a blow against a god, the gods and goddesses were not invincible. That Baldur was to die.Ī god and goddess could not die of old age. Odin consulted a seer, and was told a horrible prophesy. They did not take the news lightly, and investigated the cause of such foreboding visions. Baldur had troubling nightmares, and told his parents Odin and Frigga about them.
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