Baldur

Baldur

Norse god associated with light, beauty, love and happiness

Baldr is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, he is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was known in Old English as Bældæġ, and in Old High German as Balder, all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym *Balðraz.

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The Village Carpenter Bringing a Coffin for a Dead Child 1857

The Village Carpenter Bringing a Coffin for a Dead Child

Baldur Statens Museum for Kunst
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