Baldr's Dreams Myth (4)
Baldr's Dreams Myth
An eddic poem that is not in the collection of poems, known as the Poetic Edda, in the Codex Regius manuscript. Baldrs Draumar is the only extant poem that is focused on Baldr. The poem tells of the gods´ concerns in regard to Baldr's dreams foreseeing his own death. Óðinn travels, in disguise under the name Vegtamr, to consult a dead seeress at the edge of Hel. The seeress tells him that Baldr will be killed by his brother Höðr, and that his death will be avenged by an as yet unborn half-brother named Vali who will kill Höðr.
An eddic poem that is not in the collection of poems, known as the Poetic Edda, in the Codex Regius manuscript. Baldrs Draumar is the only extant poem that is focused on Baldr. The poem tells of the gods´ concerns in regard to Baldr's dreams foreseeing his own death. Óðinn travels, in disguise under the name Vegtamr, to consult a dead seeress at the edge of Hel. The seeress tells him that Baldr will be killed by his brother Höðr, and that his death will be avenged by an as yet unborn half-brother named Vali who will kill Höðr.
Baldr's Dreams Myth is referenced in:
Digital image of the illustration on page 238 of the 1908 edition of
Olive
Bray's dual language edition The Elder or Poetic Edda: Commonly Known As
Sæmund's Edda.
Digital image of the illustration on page 239 of the 1908 edition of
Olive
Bray's dual language edition The Elder or Poetic Edda: Commonly Known As
Sæmund's Edda.