Baldur

baldur -baldur English right|thumb|Baldur by Johannes Gehrts, 1901 Alternative forms en Balder en Baldr Proper noun en Norse mythology The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability. en 1836 The Foreign Quarterly Review 16 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=40kyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA443&dq=%22Baldur%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jKIpU7fYCs3RkQXg9oDoBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Baldur%22&f=false 443 But the fate of Baldur, the most amiable and beloved of Asa gods, is, we think, by far the most pleasing of the Scandinavian Myths, although less characteristic of the warlike temper just mentioned than some of the others. en 1993 Rudolf Steiner Apocalypse of Saint John http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2Y6fPfBbMKEC&pg=PA99&dq=%22Baldur%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jKIpU7fYCs3RkQXg9oDoBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Baldur%22&f=false 99 In the god Baldur the legend recognizes the god of the earth-sun, the earth force. No being of the earth can approach him with hostility. Hence also the god whom the German legend knew to be a straggler, namely Loki, cannot kill Baldur with anything belonging to the earth; he has to kill him with a branch of mistletoe, because this is a stranger among the creations of the earth, and for this reason can serve the straggler, Loki, who is not related to the earth gods. 1997, Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity, A.D. 590—1093, unnumbered page, A transition from the myth of Baldur to the gospel of Christ cannot have been very difficult to the Scandinavian imagination; and, indeed, it is apparent that the first ideas which the Scandinavian heathens formed of the “White Christ” were influenced by their ideas of Baldur. en 2008 Alan Gregory Quenching Hell: The Mystical Theology of William Law http://books.google.com.au/books?id=btGu1IEsWukC&pg=PA84&dq=%22Baldur%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VKopU8XhGof1kQWVwoCQCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Baldur%22&f=false 84 The variety of myths prohibits a single answer, but of biblical myths and myths such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, Baldur’s death, the love of Isis and Osiris, and Prometheus, it is accurate to say that they "are marked by their relevance to men's questions about their nature and place in the universe." en Norse deities Faroese Etymology From fo non Baldr, from the adjective non baldr brave, compare fo baldur good, beautiful. Pronunciation fo /ˈpal.tʊɹ/ Proper noun fo proper noun m the Norse god fo male Usage notes m Baldursson Baldursdóttir Declension Baldur Baldur Baldri Baldurs Related terms fo Baldvin fo Norse mythology German Pronunciation de De-Baldur.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun de male Icelandic Etymology From is non Baldr, from the adjective non baldr brave, compare the Icelandic adjective is baldur bold. Pronunciation is altʏr 2 is baldur Proper noun @@ en Baldur, one of the Norse gods, son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability. is male Declension m.# Derived terms is Baldursson Baldur's son patronymic is Baldursdóttir Baldur's daughter patronymic Related terms is -baldur is Baldvin is baldur is skuggabaldur is Norse mythology