Blind god. Höd (Hod) was the son of Odin and Frigg. Höd was the brother of Balder. He was the god of winter and darkness.
Loki tricked Höd into throwing mistletoe at his brother, the only object that could kill Balder. Vali avenged Balder's death by killing Höd. (See Death of Balder for the full story.)
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Dying god. Balder (Baldr or Balðr) was the son of Odin and Frigg. He was brother of Höd (Hod). Balder married Nanna, the daughter of Nep. They had a son named Forseti. Balder dwelt in a palace called Breidablik with his wife, in Asgard. Balder was...
Another sign that the end of the world was coming, was the death of Balder (Baldr). Balder was the beautiful son of Odin and Frigg. Balder was also the brother of Hod and Hermod. His twin brother Hod was a god suffering from blindness, and therefo...
Baldur: The Tragedy of Odin’s Son Baldur, god of beauty, wisdom, and fairness, was the most beloved of all the gods in Norse mythology. He was also the most beautiful and likely the most important god in the Norse pantheon, the Aesir. He was one o...
Messenger of the gods. Hermod was the son of Odin and Frigg. Hermod was the brother of Balder and Höd (Hod). When his blind brother Hod killed his other brother Balder, only Hermod dared to go to the world of the dead, seeking audience with Hel, t...
Vali was the son of Odin and the giantess Rind. (Vali should not be confused with the son of Loki and Sigyn, who also was named Vali). When his half-brother Höd (Hod) killed Vali's other half-brother Balder, Rind gave birth to Vali on that very sa...
Vili was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla. Vili was sometimes called Hœnir (Hoenir or Haenir). Vili, along with his brothers, Odin and Ve, killed the giant Ymir and created the universe. As Hœnir, he gave the gifts of spirit and understanding ...
Goddess of the dead. Hel was the daughter of Loki and Angerboda. She was the sister of Jörmungand (Jormungand), the evil Misgard Serpent, and Fenrir the giant wolf. Snorri said that half of her body was black, and the other half was normal skin co...
Ruler of universe and leader of the Aesir. Odin was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla. He, along with his brothers, Ve (Lodur) and Vili (Hœnir) created the universe. When he and his brothers created the first man and woman, named Askr and Embla...
A wish-maiden or óskmær and the wife of Volsung. Hljod was a daughter of the giant Hrimnir. Hljod first appeared in the Volsunga Saga, serving Odin as a wish-maiden, one of the many names for a valkyrie. When Rerir, son of Sigi and grandson of Odi...
Rind was the mother of Vali, by Odin. Rind gave birth to Vali just after Balder's death. Vali grew man or giant-sized overnight, to avenge Balder by killing Hod. Rind was sometimes seen as the sun goddess, but she was possibly the goddess of the f...