Balder: God of Light, Joy, Purity, Beauty, Innocence, and Reconciliation The god of light, joy, purity, beauty, innocence, and reconciliation. Son of Odin and Frigg. He was loved by both gods and man and was considered to be the best of the gods. He had a good character, was friendly, wise and eloquent, although he had little power. His wife is Nanna, daughter of Nep, and their son is Forseti, the god of justice. Balder's hall is Breidablik ("broad splendor"). Most of the stories about Balder concern his death. He was dreaming about his death 1, so Frigg extracted an oa....

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