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In Norse mythology, Hod (also Hodur, ON Hǫðr), was the god of darkness and winter, the blind brother of Baldur and son of Odin and Frigg. It was Hod who threw the mistletoe spear(arrow)(guided by Loki) which was to slay the otherwise invulnerable Baldur. Because everyone loved Baldur so much, Frigg made everything in existence swear to love Baldur and never to harm him. Everything did so, except for the mistletoe. Frigg did not think that this was significant, so did not ask the mistletoe to accept the oath. The gods amused themselves by hurling things at Baldur, these things would always veer off and never strike true (because they had sworn never to harm Baldur). Loki, upon finding out about Baldur's one weakness, made a spear(or arrow) from mistletoe, and helped Hodur throw(fire) it at Baldur. For this crime, Odin and Rind, a giantess, gave birth to Vali specifically so he could kill Hod. PD image, from Swedish Wikipedia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This page is about the Norse god Loki. ... In Norse Mythology, Baldur (also Balder, ON Baldr), the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace, is Odins second son. ... Norse mythology, Viking mythology or Scandinavian mythology refer to the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people. ... In Norse Mythology, Baldur (also Balder, ON Baldr), the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace, is Odins second son. ... For other meanings of Odin and Wotan see Odin (disambiguation) Odin (Old Norse Óðinn, Swedish Oden) is usually considered the supreme god of Germanic and Norse mythology. ... In Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was said to be foremost among the goddesses, 1 the wife of Odin, queen of the Aesir, and goddess of the sky. ... This page is about the Norse god Loki. ... For other meanings of Odin and Wotan see Odin (disambiguation) Odin (Old Norse Óðinn, Swedish Oden) is usually considered the supreme god of Germanic and Norse mythology. ... In botany, a rind is the thick outer skin of various structures such as fruit. ... -1... In Norse mythology, Vali (ON Váli) was a child born of Odin and Rind, a giantess. ...

Note: Another version says that Odin and Frigg knew that Loki was responsible for Baldur's death, and that Vali's task was to take vengence for Baldur upon Loki.

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