The Shining God
 
A son of Oðin and Frigg, Baldr was known as the shining god and he was universally loved and admired. After confiding to his parents that he had terrible nightmares about the end of the world and his own death (Baldrs draumar), Frigg made all things in the world vow not to harm him - all things except the mistletoe which she considered harmless. When Loki learned of this, he tricked Baldr’s blind brother, Höðr, into throwing a spear of mistletoe at Baldr thereby killing him.
 
This piece was produced in August 2020 as part of the Mini Myth Collection®
 
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