“Catch foes in your chilling grasp as you exploit their weakness and strike them down.”
Baldr, the god of light, received a prophetic dream in his youth, a dream of his own death. To protect her son, Frigg made every single thing swear an oath to never inflict harm unto him. Only one object was overlooked, the mistletoe.
Baldr made a game out of his purported invulnerability, letting the gods use all manner of weapons and watch as they bounced harmlessly off of him. The trickster Loki coaxed the blind Hödr into trying it out, giving him a spear that, unknown to Hödr, was made of mistletoe. Loki helped the blind god aim the spear, then disappeared as soon as the spear pierced his defences. With Loki gone, only Hödr was blamed, and he was executed by Vali, born solely for the purpose of avenging Baldr.
Hödr and Baldr are to only be released from the grasps of Hel when Ragnarok begins. Hödr’s return can only mean one thing. Ragnarok is already underway.
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