God of War: Comparing Baldur to His Norse Mythology Counterpart

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In Norse mythology and God of War, Baldur is the god of light, joy, purity, and the summer sun and the son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. He is Forseti's father, and he has many brothers, including Thor and Váli.

His mother learned from the runes at his birth that he would die a «needless death» in the God of War series. So Freya, determined to keep him alive at all costs, cast a spell on him at some point that rendered him immune to all physical and magical threats.

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Aside from his great courage and honor, he is best known for the legend surrounding his death. It began when he had dreams about his death, prompting his mother, Frigg, to extract an oath from every object on Earth, promising not to harm her son Baldur. All agreed that none of their kind would ever harm or assist in the harming of Baldur, and the other gods took advantage of his apparent invincibility to practice throwing knives and shooting arrows at him.

This plan was nearly perfect, except for one detail that she had overlooked because it seemed insignificant: the weed mistletoe. Loki, the trickster god, disguised himself and asked Frigg if there was anything that could harm Baldur. She told him about the mistletoe, not thinking twice about it. Loki immediately left to gather some of the weed and made a dart out of it. At the same time, several gods were playing a game with Baldur, throwing projectiles at him in an attempt to strike him; however, because all objects had vowed never to harm Baldur, he could not be touched by the gods' attempts.

Loki gave the mistletoe dart to Baldur's blind twin brother, Hodr, so that he could play the game as well. He launched the dart into Baldur's chest, killing