Baldr is the god of light in Nordic mythology, as well as the god of spring and joy, regarded as a personification of light. His father was Odin, the god king of the Asa clan, and his mother was Frigg, the queen of the gods. He and the dark god Hoder were twin brothers. Bader was handsome, innocent, and cheerful, with his golden hair and fair face shining forever. All things love him, and he also loves all things.
Bader's wife was Nanna, a beautiful and petite goddess, and her father was the smartest of the gods, Nepr. Therefore, her full name was Nanna Nepsd ó ttir. Nana gave birth to a son for Bader, the god of the court, Forseti, and anyone who came to Forseti could receive justice.
Bader had a dazzling ship called Hringhorni, but it later became his spiritual weapon. His residence is Breidablik, where Bader and Nana live together. In Nordic mythology, there are not many stories about him, but the most important one is about his death.

On a midsummer afternoon, Bader had a nightmare about "death", and his mother, Freiga, was horrified to learn that her son's life was at risk.
Therefore, I have traveled all over the world, demanding that everything in the world swear to her, to ensure that they will never harm Bader. All things, including "bows and arrows," "long knives," "giant hammers," and "daggers," have sworn, and even "flowers," "diseases," and "stones," have sworn. Only the mistletoe that grew next to the Hall of the Spirit was not required to take an oath, because Freiga believed it was too weak. In order to ensure infallibility, Friga asked the gods to verify the effect of the oath. The gods threw their weapons at Badr, and it was true that they could not harm the God of Light. Even including the most powerful weapon among the gods - the Thor Hammer, Mirnier, the gods were happy for Badr.
Loki, who was naturally jealous, wanted to give Bader some color to see. So Loki transformed into a woman and came to Freiga's palace, pulling out from Freiga's mouth that only the mistletoe had not sworn, because it was too young to feel that it had the power to harm people. So Loki instigated the blind eyed Hodel to throw mistletoe at Bader, and the pointed branches of the mistletoe pierced Bader's chest like a spear. Bader's snow-white robe was immediately stained red with blood, and Bader also died of suffocation. Because Bader did not die out of combat, his soul did not go to Odin's Hall of the Spirit, but to the underworld of Hela.
Odin speaks to Bardell
Odin speaks to Bardell
After the death of the God of Light, the world fell into darkness, and the gods were very sad. Bader's wife Nana also died due to excessive heartbreak. They placed the bodies of Bader and Nana on the spirit arm, and Odin used his magic ring Dropnier as a funeral gift, along with other funeral items, to be placed in the ship. Odin still said something in Bader's ear, but no one knew what Odin had said.
After preparation, the gods began to push the ship into the water, but found that the ship was too heavy to move. The giant observing the ceremony next to them suggested that they seek the powerful female giant Hyrrokin to help. Therefore, upon receiving the news, Hyrrokin rode a wolf led by a venomous snake from Jodunheim. Although the female giant exerted too much force during the process, causing the ship to violently drop its rollers, flames to emerge, and the earth to tremble, which made Thor feel suicidal. Fortunately, the ship was finally launched, and Thor was also dissuaded by the gods led by Odin.
Tor kicked Little into the burning ship
Tor kicked Little into the burning ship
When Thor stood next to him, holding a hammer and igniting the fire, intending to complete the funeral, a dwarf named Litr appeared at his feet, jumping with joy. Thor believed that the dwarf did not respect the sacred funeral and angrily kicked him into the fire, causing Litr to be burned to death.
But Freiga refused to give up hope and asked Hermod to ride Odin's eight legged god Sleipnir to the Kingdom of Death. Queen Haila of the Kingdom of Death made a condition to the messenger that if all life and inanimate beings cried for Badr, Badr could be resurrected. So all things wept, and according to legend, these tears were the dew of the morning. Only one female giant, Thokk. Coal, lived underground. She did not need light, so she refused to cry for Badr, so Badr could only continue to stay in the Kingdom of Death. Another theory is that this female giant was actually transformed by Loki to obstruct Bader's resurrection.
Odin had already learned the prophecy of Bader's death from the female prophet Vala before the incident occurred. Odin used a trick to have sex with the female giant Rind and gave birth to Vali. Without grooming, Vali held a bow and arrow and shot the blind Hodel.
As for Loki, due to his great sin, the gods gave him eternal punishment until the dusk of the gods came. When the old gods die in the apocalyptic war, the universe will be reborn, and Wali is the god of the new world.

The ancient Danish historian Saxo Grammatiscus recorded another version of mythology in his "The Danes' Tales", in which he tells the story of the mortal hero H ø therus (Hodel) and the god Balderus (Badr) fighting against each other in a form that claims to be history. This story is considered the prototype of a mythological version.
In this story, Bader and Hodel are not twin brothers. Hodel is actually a mortal raised by the Norwegian king, and the Norwegian princess Nana is his fianc é e. But Bader, the son of Odin, also took a liking to Nana, so he decided to kill Hodel. This strategy was discovered by the fairy in the forest, who warned Hodel. So, at the suggestion of the Norwegian king, Hodel obtained the magic sword from the forest demon Mimingus, who was half human, half beast, and used it to defeat Badr.
It is said that the name of this sword is called Mistltein, Mistltein, Mystletainn, also known as the "evergreen sword". Its name comes from Mistletoe, which is homologous with the mythological version. But in mythology, it is just an ordinary mistletoe, sometimes described as a spear or arrow, but never as a sword. In addition, in the story of "The Saga of Hr ó mundr Gripsson" in Iceland, there is also a sword called Mistiltenn, with the protagonist Hr ó mundr Gripsson and a person named Þ The Draugr of r á inn engaged in a long and intense battle, ultimately defeating them Þ R á inn and obtained Mistiltenn.

Why is there such a big gap in the death of Bader? It is speculated to be related to the introduction of Christianity. The first version should be the poetry collection of Ada. In the story, Loki did not appear, but under the influence of Christianity, Loki was demonized. In the new story, there is the tragedy of Loki causing Badr's death. Later, under the greater influence of Christianity, local gods were defiled, so Badr became the one who died because of his own sin.

The god of light, Badr, also symbolizes the sun, and Badr's death implies that day must be followed by night. Wali is a god representing the power of nature. This indicates the arrival of new light after the long and gloomy winter.
In addition, mistletoe was widely believed by ancient people to have special magical or divine powers, because mistletoe remains evergreen in winter and can grow without touching the ground, so it is considered the soul of trees. Bader also bears the symbol of the oak tree, and his soul parasitizes on the mistletoe outside. Cutting down the mistletoe is the only way to kill Bader.
Moreover, why Odin needs to have another son to avenge him is said to be because: it is unfortunate for one family member to kill another family member, and even if he wants revenge, it will only bring greater misfortune; But people outside the family cannot be allowed to kill their own family. But Wally, who had just been born one day and had not yet been groomed, happened to be in a fuzzy zone, so he could execute revenge and kill Hodel.