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Illustration

Celina Bebenek
by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
published on 14 September 2021
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The Norse god Baldr and his wife Nanna, illustration from page 271 of Nordisch-germanische Götter und Helden by Wilhelm Wägner, Otto Spamer, Leipzig & Berlin, 1882.

Baldr was a beloved son of Odin and Frigg. Despite being universally loved he was deceitfully killed as a result of an intrigue plotted by the trickster Loki.

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Heine, F. W. (2021, September 14). Baldr and Nanna. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14606/baldr-and-nanna/

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Heine, Friedrich Wilhelm. "Baldr and Nanna." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 14, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14606/baldr-and-nanna/.

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Heine, Friedrich Wilhelm. "Baldr and Nanna." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Sep 2021. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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