Baldr

The death of the god Baldr is recounted in chapter 49, where the mistletoe that is used to kill Baldr is described as growing west of Valhalla.

The Eddic poem Baldr's Dreams mentions that Baldr has bad dreams which the gods then discuss.

The next morning, Hermóðr begs Hel to allow Baldr to ride home with him, and tells her about the great weeping the Æsir have done upon Baldr's death.

The request successful, the Æsir make sport of Baldr's newfound invincibility; shot or struck, Baldr remained unharmed.

When Baldr told his fellow Æsir about his dreams, the gods met together for a thing and decided that they should "request immunity for Baldr from all kinds of danger".

And supposedly Baldr was invincible too because Frigg had extracted an oath from every object on Earth not to harm her son.

According to High, Baldr once started to have dreams indicating that his life was in danger.

Baldr's horse with all its trappings was also burned on the pyre.

Expecting to choose the god Baldr by the beauty of the feet she selects, Skaði instead finds that she has picked Njörðr.

Frigg explains that "Weapons and wood will not hurt Baldr.

Frigg responds that if there was a boy like her now-deceased son Baldr in the hall, Loki would not be able to escape from the wrath of the gods.

He hurried to the place where the gods were indulging in their new pastime of hurling objects at Baldr, which would bounce off without harming him.

Hel says the love people have for Baldr that Hermóðr has claimed must be tested, stating: :"If all things in the world, alive or dead, weep for him, then he will be allowed to return to the Æsir.

Höðr is not mentioned again until the prelude to Baldr's death is described.

If it is Hel she is presumably greeting the dying Baldr as he comes to her realm.

In chapter 49, High tells of the god Baldr 's funeral procession.

In fact it specifically states that Baldr cannot be avenged, at least not immediately.

In Gylfaginning, Baldur is described as follows: Apart from this description Baldr is known primarily for the story of his death.

Loki reminds Frigg that he is responsible for the death of her son Baldr.sfn The goddess Freyja declares that Loki must be mad, stating that Frigg knows all fate, yet she does not speak it.

Odin rides to Hel and awakens a seeress, who tells him Höðr will kill Baldr but Vali will avenge him (stanzas 9, 11).