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| “Baldur’s Death” by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1817) |
04-12-2019
Just a few links, articles, and books that cover this subject well. In no particular order.
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Baldur was one of the most beloved of all the gods. The son of Odin, the chief of the gods, and the benevolent sorceress goddess Frigg, Baldur was a generous, joyful, and courageous character who gladdened the hearts of all who spent time with him. When, therefore, he began to have ominous dreams of some grave misfortune befalling him, the fearful gods appointed Odin to discover their meaning.
Baldur’s father wasted no time in mounting his steed, Sleipnir, and riding to the underworld to consult a dead seeress whom he knew to be especially wise in such matters. When, in one of his countless disguises, he reached the cold and misty underworld, he found the halls arrayed in splendor, as if some magnificent feast were about to occur. Odin woke the seeress and questioned her concerning this festivity, and she responded that the guest of honor was to be none other than Baldur. She merrily recounted how the god would meet his doom, stopping only when she realized, from the desperate nature of Odin’s entreaties, who this disguised wanderer truly was.
And, indeed, all that she prophesied would come to pass.
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ILLUSTRATED BY TRANSLATIONS FROM of HLENschLAGER's DANISH POEM THE GODS OF THE NORTh By Grenville Pigott (1839)
9)***** Wonderful old images of Altars, etc.
THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT GAUL AND CASAR WORSHIP.
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***** A wonderful site and very easy to search and use.
THE DEATH OF BALDUR
Some of our Facebook groups.
How to be a Druid Grove
9)***** Wonderful old images of Altars, etc.
THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT GAUL AND CASAR WORSHIP.
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***** A wonderful site and very easy to search and use.
THE DEATH OF BALDUR
Some of our Facebook groups.
How to be a Druid Grove
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