Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #18 Balder
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The Gods and Goddesses of the Nordic Mythos Prose Poems were created following research for Gods Bless Ya!! Rock Opera with Alda and Sigrun Bjork Olafsdottir and a forth-coming book with SigRun Viking Art & Design.











Balder
Rise again, lose anguish, be bright, be golden. Beautiful Balder shines on yoru quibbles and disputes and turns all to companionship. Be happy with Balder no matter the hardship. We can become the power of the very sun.
The Blessed Balder
Mistletoe kiss which we all wish had missed.
This is the blessed who was bested by badness.
All golden the Peace-bringer brought us such sadness.
The poison of the berries seeped into his heart.
See how he screams now silent, forlornly.
Under the foot of the dead one below.
Suffering to Hel
Draupnir would have renewed him,
but he returned it with favour.
Ever to suffer with the heart of a giver.
Gleaming and gentle there is hope for your soul here.
Wish him on trouble makers, find friendship and peace.
Solver of disputes, brother of the blind one
Fair-faced is splendid and burns bright in your heart.
Dead Balder
Oh such a loss from a mistletoe dart
Gentle and beloved gone
His brother Hod the blind God threw it
Balder the best
Everyone praises
Fair of face and bright
A splendour radiates
Compared to the whitest of all flowers
which blooms in his garden.
Beautiful body, bright hair, beautiful being
The wisest, sweetest spoken, most merciful
Light
None can rescind him. He is married to Nanna
Son Forseti becomes God of judgement
So happy a family in Breidablik, broad splendour
Beautiful souls in beautiful gardens
Some cannot see who are blinded by envy
Sorrowful ever more because of destruction
Yet his soul if you asked would forgive
Ever helpful, repairing
and trying to heal all the world
Suffering Ends
The world’s end released him
The sun shines now because of him
Bringing his healing of spirit oh so generous
Returning to bring hope here
Forever unfurled
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Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #2 Earth
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #3 Night
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #4 Augelmir
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #5 Heimdall
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #6 Eir
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #7 Vili
Norse Gods and Goddesse Prose Poems – #8 Ve
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #9 Siv
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #10 Hænir
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #11 Frejya
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #12 the Hyndla Lay
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #13 Freyr
Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #14 All for the Love of Gerd
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #15 Skaði
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #16 Njörð
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #17 Frigg
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #18 BalderNorse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #18 Balder
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #19 Then Balder Was Dead
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Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #21 Iðun’s Apples
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #22 Sól
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #23 Máni
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #24 Rán
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #25 Hel
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #26 Óðin
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #27 Huggin and Munin
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #28 Loki’s Salmon
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #29 Loki
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #30 Loki’s Monsters
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #31 Týr
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #32 Lay of Hymir
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #33 Wisdom Pool Wonder
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #34 Mimir
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #35 The Power of the Runes
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #36 The Poetry Mead
Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #37 Kvasir












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Even as a child, it struck me as ironic that the most Beautiful God of All got saddled with a name that suggests premature hair loss. I can only assume that the word “Balder” means something completely different in Old Norse.
Cheers,
Julie
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hahaha i shall look it up
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i am shocked to read that in danish it means buttocks!!! things just get worse. but then i see that in old norse it meant brave
(oh course I should have put Baldr with the r meaning ‘this is a name’ so actually he is called Bald)
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