TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR 2 CHAPTER 1 Royal Roots 4 CHAPTER 2 Murder He Wrote 10 CHAPTER 3 To Hell and Back 16 CHAPTER 4 No Place Like Home 22 CHAPTER 5 The End of the World 26 Did You Know 30 Consider This 31 Learn More 31 Glossary 32 Index 32 3 3
CHAPTER 1 ROYAL ROOTS Who is Baldur Who is his family Baldur was a Norse god Norse means from the Norway area Baldur was the god of peace He was the god of light He was the god of the summer sun He gave off light He was pure He was good He was handsome He was kind He was generous He was cheerful He was loved by all the gods He was loved by all humans He could do no wrong Baldur was part of the most important Norse god family His father was Odin Odin was a powerful god He was a 44
creator god He created the world He was the father of all gods He was the father of all humans He was called All father Baldur’s mother was Frigg Frigg was the goddess of marriage She was Odin’s wife She helped him rule Vikings lived in Norway They worshiped gods like Baldur 5
