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{{Quote|Father... My mother's gift was the blessing of all the realms, so that no blade, claw, venom, or spark could harm her son. I am surely grateful—but without the risk of death, what triumph is worth celebrating?|Baldr to Odin|Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths|Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths 1}} | {{Quote|Father... My mother's gift was the blessing of all the realms, so that no blade, claw, venom, or spark could harm her son. I am surely grateful—but without the risk of death, what triumph is worth celebrating?|Baldr to Odin|Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths|Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Myths 1}} | ||
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{{Quote|Mistletoe... symbol of hope. Renewal... but not for Baldr.|Sinmara gloating to Odin over causing Baldr's death|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|Pride of the Aesir}} | {{Quote|Mistletoe... symbol of hope. Renewal... but not for Baldr.|Sinmara gloating to Odin over causing Baldr's death|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|Pride of the Aesir}} | ||
[[File:ACV Dawn of Ragnarok Promo 14.jpg|thumb|250px|Baldr imprisoned by the Muspels]] | [[File:ACV Dawn of Ragnarok Promo 14.jpg|thumb|250px|Baldr imprisoned by the Muspels]] | ||
Baldr was born to Frigg and Odin in Asgard,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] | Baldr was born to Frigg and Odin in Asgard,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' - [[Database: Baldr]]</ref> being the second son of the Æsir leader.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Forgotten Saga]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Isu Era]], Odin imprisoned Loki's son [[Fenrir]] over his [[ | During the [[Isu Era]], Odin imprisoned Loki's son [[Fenrir]] over his [[Calculations|fated role]] to kill Odin during [[Ragnarök]]. Outraged at Fenrir's unjust treatment,<ref name="AnimusAnomallies">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]: Quartzite Ridge</ref> Loki secretly told the [[Muspels]] how to [[poison]] Baldr with mistletoe<ref name="TheRescue">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[The Rescue (Valhalla)|The Rescue]]</ref> and left Odin to grieve over the loss of his child.<ref name="AnimusAnomallies" /><ref name="PrideOfTheAesir">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök'' – [[Pride of the Aesir]]</ref> | ||
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Baldr, alternatively Baldur, was an Isu who was revered as god of light, peace, innocence, purity and prophecy in Norse mythology. A member of the Æsir, he was one of the sons of Odin, and thus the brother of Thor and numerous others.
His capture and later death at the hands of the Muspels would later become the catalyst for the beginning of Ragnarök.
Mythology
In both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Baldr was born to Frigg. In the Prose Edda, Loki tried to kill Baldr but was unsuccessful. After asking Frigg why no object could hurt her son, she explained that it was because all objects on Earth had taken an oath not to harm him save for mistletoe, which either was deemed too unimportant to consider asking or was too young to swear an oath. With this knowledge, Loki immediately created a mistletoe arrow and tricked Baldr's blind brother Höðr into loosing it when the Æsir playfully tested Baldr's fabled invulnerability, killing the god.[1]
Biography
Baldr was born to Frigg and Odin in Asgard,[2] being the second son of the Æsir leader.[3]
During the Isu Era, Odin imprisoned Loki's son Fenrir over his fated role to kill Odin during Ragnarök. Outraged at Fenrir's unjust treatment,[4] Loki secretly told the Muspels how to poison Baldr with mistletoe[5] and left Odin to grieve over the loss of his child.[4][6]
Legacy and influence
Baldr had a totem named after him in the popular dice game Orlog, played during the 9th century. The piece "Baldr's Invulnerability" would earn players extra helmets and shields for each die that rolled either of those icons. An Anglo-Saxon man at the Ragnarsson War Camp for the Great Heathen Army in Ledecestreshire possessed the piece, which he gave to the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan after being defeated.[7]
In 881, the King of Dublin Bárid mac Ímair cursed Flann Sinna using Baldur's name in exasperation for not heeding his warning of an incoming attack.[8]
Gallery
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Baldr in chains -
Baldr's Invulnerability -
A toy of Baldr based off his Sigrblot statue -
Baldr statue during the Sigrblot festival in Ravensthorpe
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first mentioned)
- Wrath of the Druids (mentioned only)
- Dawn of Ragnarök (first appearance)
- The Forgotten Saga (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths (first appearance)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
Baldr on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök - Database: Baldr
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies: Quartzite Ridge
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – The Rescue
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Pride of the Aesir
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – The Mask of Diplomacy
