Baldr

Norse Mythology

Baldr is a god in Germanic mythology, known as Baldr in Old Norse and by related names in other Germanic languages. In Norse mythology, he is the son of Odin and Frigg and the brother of figures including Thor and Váli. The Poetic Edda and Prose Edda describe his death as a tragedy for the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök. His wife is Nanna, and their son is Forseti.

Parents: Odin and Frigg
Wife: Nanna
Death in Norse sources: A tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök

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Article: Baldr (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q131658
Text: Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration: By Elmer Boyd Smith. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
Elmer Boyd Smith, Page 232 of Brown, Abbie Farwell (1902). "In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales" Illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
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