About this deity
Baldur was an important Norse deity who died during the culture's creation myth.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Norse Paganism Religion · Polytheistic · 3 mythsNorse Paganism refers to the beliefs and traditions of people from Scandinavia: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Top myths
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| Voluspa | |
| Creation myth | |
| Snorri Sturluson | |
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Mythological stories including Baldur
- Voluspa Creation myth
Nuthsell
An old woman, the seeress, addresses both humans and deities in a monologue that explains how the world was created, destroyed, and reborn. The world was initially raised from the sea and the sky created. Three giant maidens threaten the new world. Humans and dwarfs are created. The first war between the old deities takes place. The seeress tells Odin that the world will be destroyed. Several deities die and Loki is bound. In the final few lines, the new world resurfaces.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Baldur." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 23 Aug. 2022, omnika.org/stable/1023. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
OMNIKA (2022, August 23). Baldur. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1023
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Baldur." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 23, 2022. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/1023.
