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Balder   /bˈɔldər/   Listen
Balder

noun
1.
(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth.  Synonym: Baldr.





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"Balder" Quotes from Famous Books



... the same. Then there was the good god Balder (the white god), who made everything bright and beautiful, and ripened the fruits of the earth. This god Balder was the sun. Then there were the three magical women, the Fates, who made men's lives happy or miserable. Did you ever hear how these giants and ...
— Feats on the Fiord - The third book in "The Playfellow" • Harriet Martineau
... the Church that Wilfrid rules. You have been baptized once by the King's orders. I shall not have you baptized again; but if I find any more old women being sent to Wotan, or any girls dancing on the sly before Balder, or any men talking about Thun or Lok or the rest, I will teach you with my own hands how to keep faith with the Christian God. Go out quietly; you'll find a couple of beefs on the beach." Then of course they shouted ...
— Rewards and Fairies • Rudyard Kipling


Words linked to "Balder" :   Norse deity, Baldr, Norse mythology


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