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Balder

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Balder ♂ (Scandinavian) From the name of an Old Norse god, meaning ‘prince’ or ‘ruler’. According to Norse mythology, this was the name of a son of Odin by his wife Frigg, and in some stories Balder was the god of light. His mother persuaded everything in the world to swear an oath not to harm him, but she overlooked the mistletoe. The evil and cunning god Loki persuaded the blind god Hoder to aim a dart made of mistletoe at Balder, and it killed him. He is sometimes taken as a personification of doomed purity and beauty.

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Balder

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Balder , Norse god of light; son of Odin and Frigg. He was the most beautiful and gracious of the gods of Asgard. His mother extracted oaths from all things in nature not to harm her son, but neglected the mistletoe. According to one legend Loki gave a dart of mistletoe to the blind god Hoder and aimed it for him at Balder, who was killed by it. The gods grieved inconsolably over his death. It was prophesied, however, that after Ragnarok (the doom of the gods) Balder would return to heaven. See Germanic religion .

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Balder

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Balder in Scandinavian mythology, a son of Odin and god of the summer sun. He was invulnerable to all things except mistletoe, with which the god Loki, by a trick, induced the blind god Hödur to kill him.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Balder." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Balder

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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