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Vali's-tide
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from "Karelia Visa" by Hedningarna, 1999
Behold, Balder the Brave, Balder invincible
Behold, Balder the Strong, Balder the beautiful
Ošinn's son, dutiful
All the stones and the trees, all the beasts will forego
All harm to Balder, all except young mistletoe
Don't make an arrow
Courtyard filled with Aesir, filled with Vanir, to play
Casting their weapons, their mirth did display
No thought give did they
Blind Hoš sought to honor his young kinsman fair
His shaft guided by the Trickster through the air
Only one knew where
Behold, Balder the Bloody, Balder had been slain
Shock and confusion, who had this to gain
Ošinn cried out in pain
"Call forth brother Vali, he will claim our vengeance
"Slay blind kinsman Hoš, beg for Hela's good sense"
Proper repentance
Behold, Balder the Brave, Balder returning
Behold, Balder the Strong, next world is earning
Ošinn is yearning
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Karl Donaldsson
The Hearth
of Karl Donaldsson
Baldur: Illustration by E. Boyd Smith, in: "In the Days of Giants: A Book
of Norse Tales" (1902).
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