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In Norse mythology, which trickster god was responsible for the death of the beloved god Baldr?
Answer
Loki
Loki orchestrated Baldr's death by tricking the blind god Höðr into throwing a spear of mistletoe — the one substance that could harm Baldr — at the otherwise invulnerable god. Mistletoe had been overlooked when Baldr's mother Frigg extracted oaths of protection from all things in the world.
💡 Did you know?
Baldr's death was so devastating that even inanimate objects wept for him — all except the giantess Þökk, who was Loki in disguise, preventing Baldr's resurrection.
Other options people guess
- Heimdall
- Freyr
- Týr
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- baldr
- asgard
- trickster
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