Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. It has never been clear to me why Loki would kill Balder.
In most of the stories, Loki is motivated by self interest or sense of humor. He isn't malicious in most stories. Maybe it was a prank gone wrong? Was Loki jealous? Did a Christian write the story? Was it a declaration of war? Was he trying to help mankind? But then, where is the fire? Loki in the story about Balder, and in the Lokessanna, doesn't seem to have a motivation for premeditated homicide. Lady Azure, Baroness of the North Pole. Doug Freyburger. In Saxo's version, Loki isn't part of the story.
None of the gods escaped his scathing tongue. With the arrival of an angry Thor, who was late to the feast, Loki decided it best he finally moved on and shape-shifted into a salmon before jumping into a nearby river to escape. Read more about: Vikings The history of the Viking Age. Thor wife was Sif, the golden-haired goddess of Earth and harvest. One day, obviously feeling completely bored, Loki decided some random mischief was in order.
Creeping up on a sleeping Sif, Loki snipped off her famous locks. Although Loki found this hilarious when Thor found out he obviously did not.
To avoid being crushed by the rampaging God of Thunder, Loki pleaded with Thor to let him make amends. Thor agreed and Loki descended beneath the earth to find the dwarves who dwelled below. Famous for their craftsmanship abilities, Loki had the dwarves make a headdress of golden hair, which he duly gave to Sif to her great delight and relief. Alas, they were not.
Although the Marvel Universe tells us otherwise, in Norse mythology the two gods were not related. Although it could have been even bigger had Loki not decided once again to play mischief. Claiming that they could never make anything as spectacular as the sons of Ivaldi, he even bet his head on that fact.
Taking the bait, the two brothers set to work and attempted to best the work of their rivals. Unwilling to let the challenge take place fairly, Loki transformed into a fly and began biting and pestering the two brothers as they tried to work at the forge. Initially, Loki failed to throw their concentration and they produced two wondrous creations. This led to the handle of the hammer being shorter than it should have been, leading to a reduction in the size of the weapon. Loki had lost the bet to the two brothers who subsequently came to claim his head.
In Norse mythology, Loki was regarded as one big figure whose reputation could only be compared with Odin or Thor. Loki was famous for his mischief and being the leader of the evil side. In fact, in the myth, there were many times that the Gods made Loki make amends for his pranks. However, Loki received his heaviest punishment right before the Ragnarok. The most severe punishment he suffered was due to his direct connection to the death of god Baldur. God Baldur was the most beloved God in Norse myth.
Being the son of Odin and Frigg, Baldur was the god of light and justice. But he could not live to fight with Gods in Ragnarok as Loki on purpose indirectly murdered him. As Loki knew only mistletoe could hurt Baldur, he quickly found a mistletoe and turned it into a sharp arrow. Loki gave the arrow to the innocent and blind god Hodr and guided the blind god to throw the arrow into Baldur. Got shot, Baldur died on the spot.
As the Gods knew Loki was the one who conspired to kill Baldur, they wanted Loki to face the death sentence. Loki was punished many times by Norse gods. Freya also punished him for stealing her necklace. The Norse gods decided to kill Loki unless he cleaned the mess he made with the giant builder of Asgard wall. He got away with the punishment easily with his intelligence. But not this time!
Loki did not stay still to be bound and got a fatal blow by the Gods.
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