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|name = Baldr | |name=Baldr | ||
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|image = ACV DoR Baldr Database Render.png | |image=ACV DoR Baldr Database Render.png | ||
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|death = c. 75,000 BCE {{c|physical death; consciousness contained within the [[Salakar]]}}<ref name="TheMasters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Pride of the Aesir]]</ref> | |death=c. 75,000 BCE {{c|physical death; consciousness contained within the [[Salakar]]}}<ref name="TheMasters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Pride of the Aesir]]</ref> | ||
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|species = [[Isu]] | |species=[[Isu]] | ||
|database = [[Database: Baldr|Baldr]] | |database=[[Database: Baldr|Baldr]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Æsir]] | |affiliates=[[Æsir]] | ||
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'''Baldr''' was an [[Æsir]] [[Isu]] who, as a son of [[Odin]], was mythologized in [[Norse mythology|Norse folklore]] as the god of light, peace, innocence, purity, and prophecy.<ref>{{WP|Baldr}}</ref> | '''Baldr''' was an [[Æsir]] [[Isu]] who, as a son of [[Odin]], was mythologized in [[Norse mythology|Norse folklore]] as the god of light, peace, innocence, purity, and prophecy.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Baldr}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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{{Quote|The poor boy collapsed so suddenly. Felled by the faintest taste of mistel-berry. With his father standing over him, weeping!|Loki gloating over Baldr's poisoning|Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Animus Anomalies}} | {{Quote|The poor boy collapsed so suddenly. Felled by the faintest taste of mistel-berry. With his father standing over him, weeping!|Loki gloating over Baldr's poisoning|Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Animus Anomalies}} | ||
Baldr was born to [[Frigg]] and Odin in | Baldr was born to [[Frigg]] and Odin in [[Ásgarðr]] during the [[Isu Era]],<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Database: Baldr]]</ref> being the one of sons of the Æsir leader.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Forgotten Saga]]'' – [[The Forgotten Saga (literature)|The Forgotten Saga]]: "A Manifold Path"</ref> He is the brother of [[Thor]] and [[Heimdall]]. | ||
Baldur was [[poison]]ed with [[mistletoe]] by [[Loki]] in retaliation for Odin's imprisonment of his son [[Fenrir]], leading to his death. After his death, Odin looked desperately for a way to resurrect his son, to no avail.<ref name="AnimusAnomallies">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]: Quartzite Ridge</ref> | Baldur was [[poison]]ed with [[mistletoe]] by [[Loki]] in retaliation for Odin's imprisonment of his son [[Fenrir]], leading to his death. After his death, Odin looked desperately for a way to resurrect his son, to no avail.<ref name="AnimusAnomallies">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]: Quartzite Ridge</ref> | ||
==Legacy and influence== | ==Legacy and influence== | ||
Baldur passed on to myth after the great catastrophe. In myth, he was regarded as a bright and optimistic figure, with the gift of foresight<ref name = "Database"/> and invulnerability.<ref name=" | Baldur passed on to myth after the great catastrophe. In myth, he was regarded as a bright and optimistic figure, with the gift of foresight<ref name="Database"/> and invulnerability.<ref name="ForgottenMyths1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths 1|Issue #1]]</ref> | ||
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 [[shield]]s for each die that rolled either of those icons. An [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] man at the [[Sons of Ragnar|Ragnarsson]] [[Ragnarsson War Camp|War Camp]] for the [[Great Heathen Army]] in [[Leicestershire|Ledecestreshire]] possessed the piece, which he gave to the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] after being defeated.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | 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 [[shield]]s for each die that rolled either of those icons. An [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] man at the [[Sons of Ragnar|Ragnarsson]] [[Ragnarsson War Camp|War Camp]] for the [[Great Heathen Army]] in [[Leicestershire|Ledecestreshire]] possessed the piece, which he gave to the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] after being defeated.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref> | ||
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.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | 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.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[The Mask of Diplomacy]]</ref> | ||
===Mythological tales=== | ===Mythological tales=== | ||
{{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}} | ||
In myth, Baldr accompanied his brothers Thor and [[Heimdall]] as they tracked a [[Muspels|Muspel]] giant that had entered | In myth, Baldr accompanied his brothers Thor and [[Heimdall]] as they tracked a [[Muspels|Muspel]] giant that had entered Ásgarðr. In an ensuing conflict, the Muspel and Baldr were caught in a rockfall. The Muspel is killed while Baldr emerges unscathed yet laments the death of his enemy. Escaping the rubble into a [[Dwarf|dwarven]] tunnel, he meets an escaped dwarf slave whom the Muspel was chasing, unknowingly leading him into Ásgarðr. Baldr was informed by the dwarf of Muspel forces gathering to invade his homeland of [[Svartálfaheimr]]. Through their conversation, Baldr realizes he has little life experience as a warrior. Upon seeing sunlight and exiting the tunnels, Baldr turned back to find the dwarf but disovered he was nowhere in sight.<ref name="ForgottenMyths1"/> | ||
Days pass, and Baldr returned home, before Odin–deep in conversation with [[Tyr]]–could worry further. At a celebration feast, Baldr could not help but notice Tyr's missing arm and his father's missing eye. He went to bed to reflect upon these things. | Days pass, and Baldr returned home, before Odin–deep in conversation with [[Tyr]]–could worry further. At a celebration feast, Baldr could not help but notice Tyr's missing arm and his father's missing eye. He went to bed to reflect upon these things. After a few more days, Baldr stood before his father's throne [[Hliðskjálf]] and met with Odin and his stepmother, [[Freyja]].<ref name="ForgottenMyths1"/> | ||
After a few more days, Baldr stood before his father's throne [[Hliðskjálf]] and met with Odin and his stepmother, [[Freyja]].<ref name=" | |||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
{{Wiki|Baldr}}, or Baldur, is a god from Norse and Germanic mythology attested as the son of Odin and Frigg. His death, described in both the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}'' and ''{{Wiki|Prose Edda}}'', is associated with the coming of ''{{wiki|Ragnarök}}''.<ref name="Wiki"/> In the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], Baldr was first mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | {{Wiki|Baldr}}, or Baldur, is a god from Norse and Germanic mythology attested as the son of Odin and Frigg. His death, described in both the ''{{Wiki|Poetic Edda}}'' and ''{{Wiki|Prose Edda}}'', is associated with the coming of ''{{wiki|Ragnarök}}''.<ref name="Wiki"/> In the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], Baldr was first mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and subsequently featured heavily in the game's third [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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Baldr was an Æsir Isu who, as a son of Odin, was mythologized in Norse folklore as the god of light, peace, innocence, purity, and prophecy.[2]
Biography
Baldr was born to Frigg and Odin in Ásgarðr during the Isu Era,[3] being the one of sons of the Æsir leader.[4] He is the brother of Thor and Heimdall.
Baldur was poisoned with mistletoe by Loki in retaliation for Odin's imprisonment of his son Fenrir, leading to his death. After his death, Odin looked desperately for a way to resurrect his son, to no avail.[5]
Legacy and influence
Baldur passed on to myth after the great catastrophe. In myth, he was regarded as a bright and optimistic figure, with the gift of foresight[3] and invulnerability.[6]
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]
Mythological tales
In myth, Baldr accompanied his brothers Thor and Heimdall as they tracked a Muspel giant that had entered Ásgarðr. In an ensuing conflict, the Muspel and Baldr were caught in a rockfall. The Muspel is killed while Baldr emerges unscathed yet laments the death of his enemy. Escaping the rubble into a dwarven tunnel, he meets an escaped dwarf slave whom the Muspel was chasing, unknowingly leading him into Ásgarðr. Baldr was informed by the dwarf of Muspel forces gathering to invade his homeland of Svartálfaheimr. Through their conversation, Baldr realizes he has little life experience as a warrior. Upon seeing sunlight and exiting the tunnels, Baldr turned back to find the dwarf but disovered he was nowhere in sight.[6]
Days pass, and Baldr returned home, before Odin–deep in conversation with Tyr–could worry further. At a celebration feast, Baldr could not help but notice Tyr's missing arm and his father's missing eye. He went to bed to reflect upon these things. After a few more days, Baldr stood before his father's throne Hliðskjálf and met with Odin and his stepmother, Freyja.[6]
Eivor's visions
In the 9th century, Eivor Varinsdottir, reincarnation of the isu Odin, consumed psychoactive mixtures prepared by her clan's resident oracle Valka, which sent her on hallucinogenic visions where she explored mythical realms from Norse cosmology as "Havi", subconsciously merging her Norse religious beliefs with the real genetic memories of Odin present within her DNA.
During one such vision, induced after a waking dream, she relived the events leading up to the death of Baldr. In these visions, Loki secretly told the Muspels how to poison Baldr with mistletoe[9], resulting in his kidnapping and death, leaving Odin to grieve over the loss of his child.[5][10]
Later, Odin attempted to resurrect Baldr by plunging into Niflheimr to demand that Hel bring him back. Upon her defeat, Hel revealed to Odin the truth: her attempts to impede Odin from reaching and resurrecting Baldr were orchestrated by Baldr himself. Baldr's spirit still lived after death and explained to Odin that he required his enemies to believe him gone. In order to do so, he had to erase Odin's memories of this reunion, as he had many times before. To do this he offered to replace Muninn (memory) with Sýnin (insight), that Odin could see towards the future. In this manner Baldr planned to survive Ragnarök from beyond, to lead the world after that catastrophe to a brighter future.[11]
Behind the scenes
Baldr, or Baldur, is a god from Norse and Germanic mythology attested as the son of Odin and Frigg. His death, described in both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, is associated with the coming of Ragnarök.[2] In the Assassin's Creed series, Baldr was first mentioned in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and subsequently featured heavily in the game's third downloadable expansion Dawn of Ragnarök.
Etymology
Baldr is Old Norse for lord or prince.
Gallery
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Baldr sailing his ship -
Baldr in Asgard's treasury -
A cloaked Baldr approaching Múspellsheimr's entrance -
Baldr captured by Muspels -
The orlog piece Baldr's Invulnerability -
A toy of Baldr based off his Sigrblot statue. -
Baldr's 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 (consciousness only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Pride of the Aesir
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Baldr on Wikipedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Database: Baldr
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga – The Forgotten Saga: "A Manifold Path"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies: Quartzite Ridge
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths – Issue #1
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids – The Mask of Diplomacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – The Rescue
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Pride of the Aesir
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga
