Balder
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Bal·der
or Bal·dur (bôl′dər)n. Norse Mythology
The god of light.
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Balder
(ˈbɔːldə)n
(Norse Myth & Legend) 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
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Bal•der
(ˈbɔl dər)n.
(in Norse myth) a handsome son of the god Odin, killed and kept in the underworld through ruses of Loki.
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Noun | 1. | Balder - (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity |
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