Balder (Norse)
One of the Aesir, Balder's name means "the Glorious". He was the son of Odin and Frigg.
Death of Balder
The Norse god Balder was killed by the connivance of the trickster god Loki and mistletoe.
The Norse god Balder was killed by the connivance of the trickster god Loki and mistletoe.
Balder
Glossary entry for Balder.
Glossary entry for Balder.
Balder's Home
The Death of Balder from Snorri Sturluson's The Prose Edda and other poems on Balder.
The Death of Balder from Snorri Sturluson's The Prose Edda and other poems on Balder.
Death of Balder - Bulfinch
Thomas Bulfinch tells the story of Balder's death in his section on Norse mythology.
Thomas Bulfinch tells the story of Balder's death in his section on Norse mythology.