Baldur

Baldur was the shining son of Odin and Frigga. He stood for goodness, honesty, joy, peace and forgiveness. Though he was a wise and cheerful God, he really had little power compared to the other Deities. In Asgard, Baldur's hall was called Breidablik (meaning "broad splendor"). Baldur's son, Brono, was a minor God of daylight.

Unfortunately, due to a plot by Loki, Baldur was killed by an arrow made from mistletoe and shot by another God (Hod). He could have been returned to the world of the living, if every living thing mourned his death. But the giantess, Thokk, would not cry for Baldur's soul. So, Baldur will remain in the land of the dead (Hel) until the end of the world (Ragnarok). His funeral pyre was lit on his great ship, Hringhorn and was pushed out to sea by the giant, Hyrrockin.

After the world is reborn after Ragnarok, Baldur will rise and become a great ruler.

This story is really the only documentation about Baldur, and so he is not as well-developed as some of the other Gods and Goddesses of this pantheon.