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Balder
[bawl-der]
noun
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
Balder
/ ˈɔːə /
noun
Norse myth a god, son of Odin and Frigg, noted for his beauty and sweet nature. He was killed by a bough of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Höd, misled by the malicious Loki
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Balder1
Example Sentences
He provoked Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to kill Balder, the god of joy and gladness.
On Wednesday, Trooper Balder, 43, was charged with murder, manslaughter and reckless endangerment in an indictment announced by Letitia James, New York’s attorney general.
Of the other gods, only five were important: Balder, Thor, Freyr, Heimdall, and Tyr.
“Those are the most beautiful feet! They must be Balder’s feet—nothing on Balder could be ugly.”
As a child, Arthur spent his weekends helping out at his father’s printing business, Balder & Balder.
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