The Outline of Mythology

Thomas Bulfinch's whole mythic world — the gods of Olympus, King Arthur's Round Table, the Mabinogeon, Beowulf and the paladins of Charlemagne — told as stories, the way 1913 read them.

The Death of Baldur

3 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

The Death of Baldur

BALDUR the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who…

The Death of Baldur: Hodur

As soon as Loki heard this he went away, and resuming his natural shape, cut off the mistletoe, and repaired to the place where the gods…

The Death of Baldur: Hermod

Hermod pursued his journey until he came to the barred gates of Hel. Here he alighted, girthed his saddle tighter, and remounting clapped…

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