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| | Norse Mythology -- Baldur's Death |
 | | Baldur, the son of Frigga and Odin, was the most handsome and noble of all the Gods. Forever appearing in the form of a beautiful young man, he was the God of Light and Spring, of all things Right and Good, the best loved among all Aesir. |
 | | So the Aesir held a meeting to make plans to forestall Baldur's death. They decided that every creature in heaven and on earth must swear a holy oath to never do harm to Baldur. Frigga herself undertook the administration of the oath, from fire and water, giants, dwarfs and elves, human beings, animals and plants. |
 | | Not suspecting anything, Hödur went along with Loki. Mortally wounded, Baldur sank to the ground. The horrible prophecy of Wala had come true. Only Odin's word, that Baldur's death had been prophesied, protected Hödur from the immediate revenge of the Gods. He would be killed later, though, by Odin's son Valli. |
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