Baldr, the shining god, had a horrible dream foreshadowing his death, which informed the Aces, who gathered in the assembly decided to protect all evil Baldr requiring immunity to all sorts of dangers. On behalf of the gods, Baldr's mother Frigg acted to prevent Unfortunately. I took an oath to all creatures and all things that do not respect and do not hurt Baldr "fire and water, iron and all metals, rocks, land, trees, to diseases, beasts, birds, the poison of snakes. " All swore. When this was confirmed, he became the entertainment put buckets in the center of each meeting, the Ases Thing, so you throw together all sorts of stones and arrows, and hit him with the sword. But nothing could hurt him. Loki, an evil without cause misery planned. Women dressed up and went in search of Frigg and asked if I knew what aces were doing at the Thing. "Neither weapons nor timber damage to tiles, I have taken oath to all", "do all? "Asked Loki. "West of Walhalla grows an outbreak of a magic branch called the mistletoe. I was too young to ask oath "revealed Frigg. Loki was been searching the mistletoe, the outbreak started in the ground and took him to the place where the gods were playing. The blind god Hod was doing nothing. "Why do not you're throwing something Baldr?" "First, I can not see, secondly, I have nothing to shoot." Loki tempted Hod noting how wonderful it would demonstrate the Baldr's invulnerability. "I point out where you are, and you, throw this shaft." Hod threw it in the direction indicated by Loki, he was wounded in the heart, and Balder fell dead.
The consternation and sorrow seized the gods. The game took place in meeting place, a sacred place. There could not avenge Baldr's murderer, even though they knew exactly who it was. They could hardly speak for crying. Then the gods got together and Frigg asked who would be the one, winning all his love and favor, I would travel to hell and try to find Baldr Hel and beg him to return to Asgard. Hermod, the son of Odin, was the one who volunteered, the faster mounted Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse of Odin, and he went to Hel.
Meanwhile, the gods, Baldr's body prepared for the pyre. Hringhorni planned it in the boat for nothing. The funeral was attended by people from all walks of: Odin, with Frigg and the Valkyries and their crows, Frey with her chariot drawn by the boar Gullinbursti, Heimdall Gulltopp riding his horse, Freya driven by their cats. Odin laid on the pyre the gold ring, Draupnir, that every ninth night eight rings dripping from it of great weight, and Baldr's horse, which was carried on the pyre with his harness. Baldr's body was taken aboard, where his widow Nanna died of grief, the pain left his heart and fell dead beside her husband. having to be also placed on the pyre. The Hringhorni had been brought ashore and now could not throw it back into the sea. Sent for a witch, a Hyrokkin, who came riding a wolf and using as a snake flange. And one push so quickly sent him to sea rolls became flames and the whole earth shook.
Meanwhile, Hermod rode on the way long dark river that leads to Giolla, which divides the world to come. Passed by a bridge, echoing as if legions of dead five in question. Reached the gates of Hel, spurred his horse and jumped. In the great hall he found Baldr. Hermod requested his release. Baldr was much loved, he said. But Hel was very skeptical. "To prove that Baldr is a loved one, each and every one of the creatures and objects, living or dead, should proclaim their grief and sorrow. Baldr can then return to Asgard. But if one of the creatures or objects do not, then Baldr stay here with me. " Hermod transmitted this message. The gods sent ambassadors around the world to demand that Baldr was crying, and did all men, creatures, dirt, rocks, trees and all metals. When the messengers were returning, they reached a cave where he was a giant who called Thokk, which was none other than Loki in disguise again. They asked me to cry for Baldr out of hell. She replied with these verses. "Tears are dried to divest Tokk. In Baldr's funeral pyre. Dead or alive, the son of man ever served me, let Hel hold what is theirs. "
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