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title: Baldr and Nanna
author: Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14606/baldr-and-nanna/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Baldr and Nanna
_Authored by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14606.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Norse [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Baldr](https://www.worldhistory.org/Baldr/) and his wife [Nanna](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/odin/) and [Frigg](https://www.worldhistory.org/Frigg/). Despite being universally loved he was deceitfully killed as a result of an intrigue plotted by the trickster [Loki](https://www.worldhistory.org/Loki/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Heine, F. W. (2021, September 14). Baldr and Nanna. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Heine, Friedrich Wilhelm. "Baldr and Nanna." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 14, 2021. .
### MLA
Heine, Friedrich Wilhelm. "Baldr and Nanna." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Sep 2021, .
## License & Copyright
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