Post by Laurasia on Sept 17, 2006 9:29:28 GMT -5
The God most beloved by all living things as well as by the other Gods, the Eddas say, was Baldur. Blond, fair, & handsome, he is good & loving in every way, always willing to sacrifice himself for others. He may be viewed as being similar to Christ, or as the Green Man of the world's legends whose death is the sacrifice that brings new life to Earth, & whose rebirth in spring symbolizes the inevitable rebirth of all things. There are traces of Baldur being part of a very ancient life-religion of which we now have no records, but which proceeded the Gods of Valhalla. In it, Baldur & his brother Hodur, would have been the symbolic yearly rivals for the favors of the Goddess.
He is the patron of light & of day. Baldur is always cheerful & caring, willing to listen & to help.
Taken from the book "The Rites of Odin" by Ed Fitch
He is the patron of light & of day. Baldur is always cheerful & caring, willing to listen & to help.
Taken from the book "The Rites of Odin" by Ed Fitch
