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In Norse mythology, what condition did the goddess Hel set before she would release Baldr from her underworld realm?
Answer
Every being in existence had to weep for him
According to the Prose Edda, Hel agreed to free Baldr only if everything in the world, living and dead, wept for him; the condition ultimately went unmet.
💡 Did you know?
Norse mythology's Hel demands a living person stay in her underworld realm if even one being refuses to weep for the dead. Loki's refusal doomed the gods.
Other options people guess
- He had to defeat Hel in single combat
- He had to complete three impossible tasks set by Hel
- A god had to volunteer to take his place in the underworld
Topics
- norse-mythology
- underworld
- baldr
- hel
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