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Date of upload: Feb 10, 2020 ^^
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The story of Balder is actually a description of the changing of the seasons. Because back in ancient times the coming of winter was LITERALLY a life or death situation, something that was not taken lightly as if you were not prepared you may very well starve or freeze to death. So many people did not look forward to winter and in fact dreaded the coming of fall. Balder, representing the happiness of Spring and summer where the days are warm and longer and the nights shorter then starts having nightmares and giving way to the sadness that is fall and winter where the days are shorter the nights longer and the weather colder. Where all living things go into some sort of hibernation and plants wilt and die....all EXCEPT mistletoe, which actually seems to thrive in the winter. They made mistletoe, one of the only plants that seem to get stronger with the coming of winter, the "enemy" of Summer and therefore Balder's weakness.
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I never imagined that of all religions that the viking religion had such comedic timing in their stories. This isn't just a religion as a foundation of ethics for a group of people but these are stories with fully fleshed out and dynamic characters with elements of honor, comedy, tragedy, horror, and even a bit of slice of life. Im legit surprised by this. I really thought the vikings would have had 1 dimensional deities but they're really fleshed out.
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It would have been good to include more information on Odinâs journey to Mimirâs well. After Odin drank from the well he immediately knew what he had to do. He broke a branch from the tree and stabbed himself with the branch after which he hung himself upside down from the tree with his head partly in the well causing himself to partially drown. The three fold death, wounded, hanging, drowning. After 9 days and 9 nights Odin reached deep into the well and pulled out the runes. The greatest source of magic ever known.
This is how Odin became known as the lord of the hanged and how the runes came to be.
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Creation 0:12
Odinâs Eye 3:17
Loki and the Gifts of the Gods 5:59
Wall of Asgard 13:41
Thor Loses His Hammer 17:20
The Children of Loki 21:04
Thorâs Adventure in Jotunheim 1 24:11
Thorâs Adventure in Jotunheim 2 26:28
Fenrir 34:03
The Fate of Balder 38:11
The Punishment of Loki 41:44
Ragnarok 46:16
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@purplehaze2358
4 years ago
If most of Greek mythology is Zeus being unable to keep his pants on, most of Norse mythology is Loki getting himself into a progressively deeper grave.
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