Offerings To Baldr & Nanna

{prof image by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine}

[offeringstobaldrxnanna]

Hello.

I'm Theo [they/them]. <- Interacts from @earthenremains

A thirty-one year-old non-binary pagan.

This blog is an extension of my witchy sideblog @ofcedarandbone and will focus on Baldr, the Norse God of Light/Purity, as well as his wife Nanna, the Norse Goddess of Love/Grief.

Höðr's Devotional Blog -> @offeringstohodr

Freyja's Devotional Blog → @offeringstofreyja

Hel's Devotional Blog -> @offeringstohel

Eir's Devotional Blog -> @offeringstoeir

THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR NAZIS, TERFS, TRANSPHOBES, HOMOPHOBES, XENOPHOBES, ABLEISTS, BIGOTS, ETC.

Dividers

[gothredy]

[themidgardwyrdo]

Beltane Prayer to Baldr and Nanna

Baldr! God of Light, God of Love. I invoke You this day! Nanna! Goddess of Love, Goddess of Loyalty. I invoke You this day! 

 Baldr, Shining God, Benevolent God. God whose love knows no bounds, whose love is never ending. Whose love is warm, whose love is a comfort when the world’s darkness threatens tear us asunder.   

 Nanna, Beautiful Goddess, Wise Goddess. Goddess whose loyalty is admirable. You who followed Your beloved husband into the Underworld and stayed at His side in the cold. 

 Baldr, Shining God, Benevolent God. God whose light shines greater and brighter than any star in the sky, whose light pierces the darkness of hate and anger, leads us to be kind to ourselves and our fellow human. 

 Nanna, Beautiful Goddess, Wise Goddess. Goddess whose love is unconditional and comforting like a mother’s. Your love is like an embrace from a mother, a sister, someone who can take away the hurt that this world inflicts upon us. 

 Baldr, Nanna please accept this offering and in return let us know the light of Your love and kindness in the coming season. Help us to spread the love and light and joy You both bring to the humans on Midgard. Hail the Shining Baldr and Hail the Loyal Nanna!

[expressions-of-nature]

by Flowerikka B

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by Vladimir Ryabkov

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by Donna McL

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Alejandra Pizarnik, translated by Yvette Sierge, from a poem titled "To A Poem About Water,"

[w-y-r-d]

A sprig of mistletoe

I saw it fly

And pierce the bright god's body

The light did fade

As Loki grinned

I knew the end was nigh

I knew we all would die

Höðr was wiled

By the sly Wolf-sire

Unwitting betrayal of brothers

Then Váli born

For vengeance true

And he spilled blood for blood

The blind god for the bright god

Then Baldr was laid

In a burial ship

Óðinn whispers in his ears

Nanna, stricken with grief

As she this tragic sight gazed

That Ásynja too was flame-farewelled

Beautiful Æsir set alight

The ship set sail to Hel

After them, Hermóðr was sent

On Sleipnir, riding to Hel

To bring them back Baldr

So northward did he tear

To nether realms of cold

For all of Frigg's love and favor

To be the son of Óðinn's savior

The Queen of Twilight would not suffer

Any of her subjects free

"Let Hel hold what she has"

But for the beloved Æsir

She will make an exception

If all the worlds will weep

Tears must fall for his freedom

The Æsir queen did beg

For all to weep for him

Æsir and men, Álfar and Jötnar

But she met her match with Thökk

This Jötunn would deny

A tear shed for his death

"Living or dead, I loved him not

Let Hel hold what she has"

Bound under the ground

Baldr's killer writhes

As eitr drips into his eyes

Until, the serpent thrashing

The wolf's fetters breaking

Their freedom is found

The children charge

As Loki laughed

I knew the end was nigh

I knew we all would die

[blueheartdisaster]

Baldr, the loved one 🌼🤍

[poeticnorth]

Winter musings about Baldr

Winter Will Be Long And Bleak — A Personal Interpretation of Baldr’s Death

Baldr’s death is perhaps one of the best known myths, if not the only best known myth, alongside that of Ragnarok. There are different versi

[viking-illustrator]

“The Death of Baldur” Original art inspired by the style of Dan Mumford.

ARTIST’S COMMENTARY: This piece was probably the most challenging in the series for me, just because the style is so different from my own. I’m still not totally satisfied with how it came out, but I’m deciding to follow Jake Parker’s “Finished, Not Perfect” motto and leave this one be. I’d like to give the style another try later on down the road, but for now, I think I’m done.

“Odin and Frigg’s oldest son was Baldur; he was a god of the sun and of light, and he was widely loved by all. When Frigg began to have premonitions of Baldur’s death, she went across the universe securing oaths from every thing that they would not harm her son, and all agreed. The gods in Asgard then began to entertain them selves by throwing weapons at Baldur and watching them bounce harmlessly off. Loki casually asked Frigg if everything had vowed not to harm Baldur, and she replied that the only thing she hadn’t bothered with was mistletoe, which she had considered too small and innocent, anyway. Loki then left and crafted a spear of mistletoe, and then approached the blind god Hodr and explained that it was unfair that he should miss out on the fun of throwing weapons at Baldur, just because he was blind. Loki placed the spear in Hodr’s hands and pointed him at Baldur, and Hodr unwittingly threw the spear and slew Baldur. The gods then attempted to get Baldur back from the land of the dead. Hermod, another son of Odin, volunteered to make the quest. He rode Sleipnir, Odins 8-legged-horse, to Helheim to bargain with Hel, the goddess of the underworld, who is described as being half-maiden, half-corpse. Baldur was with Hel in the underworld, and she agreed that if he was so well-loved by all of creation, then all of creation would have to weep for him. Only then would she release him back to the land of the living. The gods went throughout the cosmos, and indeed, everything wept for the death of Baldur. Everything save for one giantess named Hyrrokkin, who was actually Loki in disguise. She coldy said, “Let Hel have what is hers”, and so Baldur remained in the underworld until Ragnarok.”

[broomsick]

Hail the Son of Frigg. May He guard us against grief, and extend light when we tread in the dark. May He be gloried among the Æsir, and gold-adorned in Helheim.

After these two days of hiking dedicated to Baldr, I feel refreshed and ready to step into the new year! I pray for comfort and peace ❤️

[w-y-r-d]

Hail to Baldr, the Light of the Æsir!

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Lucky Color of the Day

Lucky color of December 23, 2025

Sunlight symbolizes life, energy, positivity, clarity, and confidence. It is associated with direction, optimism, joy, divine support, power and peace.

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by hiromitsu_aoki

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by Mirosław Pruchnicki

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