Höðr

E257754

Norse god mythological figure

Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Höðr canonical	8
Höðr (after return from Hel)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norse god ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn	Gylfaginning ⓘ Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ surface form: Skáldskaparmál
associatedWith	darkness ⓘ fate ⓘ misfortune ⓘ
causeOf	Baldr's death ⓘ
characteristic	blind ⓘ
consequenceOfAction	events leading to Ragnarök ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ
deathCause	slain in vengeance for Baldr ⓘ
etymology	possibly related to Old Norse word for "warrior" or "battle" ⓘ
event	Baldr's death ⓘ
father	Odin ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
instigatorOfAction	Loki ⓘ
killedBy	Váli ⓘ
knownFor	being tricked by Loki ⓘ killing Baldr ⓘ
languageOfName	Old Norse ⓘ
mentionedIn	Baldrs draumar ⓘ
moralInterpretation	example of innocence misled by deceit ⓘ
mother	Frigg ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Baldr cycle ⓘ
nameVariant	Hodr ⓘ Hodr ⓘ surface form: Hodur Hödur ⓘ
opposedBy	the other Æsir after Baldr's death ⓘ
pantheon	Aesir ⓘ surface form: Æsir
relatedEvent	Ragnarok ⓘ surface form: Ragnarök
residence	Asgard ⓘ
roleInMythology	tragic figure manipulated into fratricide ⓘ
sibling	Baldr ⓘ Bragi ⓘ Heimdall ⓘ surface form: Heimdallr Hermóðr ⓘ Höðr's unnamed brothers ⓘ Thor ⓘ Týr ⓘ Váli ⓘ Víðarr ⓘ
statusAfterRagnarök	uncertain in surviving sources ⓘ
weaponUsed	mistletoe dart ⓘ mistletoe spear ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odin → fatherOf → Höðr ⓘ

Baldr → sibling → Höðr ⓘ

Baldr → killedBy → Höðr ⓘ

Frigg → motherOf → Höðr ⓘ

Frigg → hasChild → Höðr ⓘ

Váli → halfBrother → Höðr ⓘ

Váli → appearsWith → Höðr ⓘ

Aesir at Ragnarök → hasMember → Höðr ⓘ

this entity surface form: Höðr (after return from Hel)