1 / 6

Baldur (Also known as Baldr or Balder)

Baldur (Also known as Baldr or Balder). Emma Fenske Period 1. Bio. A god within Norse Mythology “The Brave God” Scandinavian God of Peace Champion of goodness, innocence and forgiveness One of the Aesir in which his name also translates to “The Glorious.”. Origin. Below: Baldur & Nanna.

dermot
Download Presentation

Baldur (Also known as Baldr or Balder)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Baldur(Also known as Baldr or Balder) Emma Fenske Period 1

  2. Bio • A god within Norse Mythology • “The Brave God” • Scandinavian God of Peace • Champion of goodness, innocence and forgiveness • One of the Aesir in which his name also translates to “The Glorious.”

  3. Origin Below: Baldur & Nanna • Son of Odin and Frigg • His wife was Nanna and his son, Forseti • Baldur’s ship was known to be the greatest ever built-the Hringhorni “greatest of all ships” • There was also no place more beautiful than his hall, Breidablik “broad splendor”

  4. The Death of Baldur • Every man refused to hurt Baldur, making him nearly indestructible. • Began with Baldur’s own dreams about his death. • Killed by Loki and Hodr through trickery with mistletoe, which in fact took the God down.

  5. Baldur’s Legacy • Referred to as personification of the sun • Compared to as the Jesus figure of Norse Mythology • Is the god of light, joy, purity, beauty, innocence, and reconciliation.

More Related