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Baldr (Old Norse also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, he is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was known in Old English as Bældæฤก, and in Old High German as Balder, all ultimately stemming from the Proto ...
After his mother's death from an unknown cause at the start of God of War (2018), he and Kratos are visited by a mysterious stranger, who is later revealed to be the Norse god Baldur sent by Odin to kill Faye, unbeknownst that she was already dead. Kratos fights Baldur and seemingly kills him to protect his son and home.
These are family trees of the Norse gods showing kin relations among gods and other beings in Nordic mythology. Each family tree gives an example of relations according to principally Eddic material however precise links vary between sources. In addition, some beings are identified by some sources and scholars.
In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, [a] is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all the personification of a specific trait. [5] Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in Hesiod's Theogony.
Though defeated, Kratos spares him at the condition to leave both them and Freya alone; Baldur attempts to strangle Freya, causing Kratos to kill him. A grief-stricken Freya vows to avenge Baldur's death, blaming it on Kratos, and leaves with Baldur's corpse. Kratos tells Atreus about his own past and how he killed his own father.
Fictional character Kratos God of War character Kratos with the Leviathan Axe, as he primarily appears in the Norse era of the series First game God of War (2005) Created by David Jaffe Based on Fárbauti of Norse mythology (2018–present) Designed by Charlie Wen Voiced by Terrence C. Carson (2005 – 2013) Christopher Judge (2018 – pres.) Antony Del Rio (child, 2010) Motion capture Brandon ...
Baldrs draumar (Old Norse: 'Baldr's dreams') [1] [2] or Vegtamskviða is an Eddic poem which appears in the manuscript AM 748 I 4to. It describes the myth of Baldr 's death consistently with Gylfaginning .
In the Nafnaþulur section of Skáldskaparmál, there is a list of the sons of Odin, which does not altogether fit with what Snorri writes elsewhere. Nafnaþulur is not in all manuscripts of the Edda and appear independently, and are probably a later addition to Snorri's original composition.