Baldr

I certainly don't go for Germanic Paganism but "Baldr" (Balder/Baldur) has a good strong sound to it.

Name My Dog 2008

But the death of Baldr more or less takes care of that; it'd be like acting surprised that writing a book set in 1910 somehow didn't feel like writing one set in 1920.

Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2008

But this is set in the pre-Ragnarok, post-death of Baldr part of Norse mythology, and dead Baldr is creeping me out, and is likely to creep me out for the rest of the book.

Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2008

I don't suppose there's a really good painting of Baldr post mortem for which someone could make me a LOLAesir reading, "Creepy ded god iz creepy."

Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2008

She said I could take just Baldr, but I insisted on bringing Höd back with me too.

Norse Code Preview (Chapter 2) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009

Hod plays a role, Baldr doesn't fare well, there's a rebellious valkyrie, and Munin makes a few observations.

princeofcairo: Ragnarok Available At the Touch of a Button princeofcairo 2009

Baldr was resurrected each year at Jul, (or Yule) the 12-day Norse Solstice festival when light returned to the world.

Kenneth C. Davis: Mistletoe: Why All The Kissing Under A Parasitic Plant? 2009

One of the gods, Baldr, the god of light and peace, was once killed by a dart made from a sprig of mistletoe.

Kenneth C. Davis: Mistletoe: Why All The Kissing Under A Parasitic Plant? 2009

According to the file, Hermod had ridden to Helheim to retrieve another of the Aesir, his brother Baldr, and though he had failed, he had come back alive.

Norse Code Preview (Chapter 3) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009

In the all accounts I've read except for the Saxo Grammaticus outlier, Baldr pretty much stews in Helheim, dead, until after Ragnarok.

Norse question gregvaneekhout 2006