what came first baldr's death then ragnarok or is it baldr's death then ragnarok is to happen in a future time

Question

well i was playing the game age of mythology and im interested in this god baldr i want to know the timeline of events and if he is really going to be reborn so that he can fight at ragnarok

Answer 1

Balder's death signaled the beginning of Ragnarok.

Answer 2

Baldr's death was supposed to be the signal that ragnarok was coming. It was believed that he would be reborn after ragnarok was over and rebuild a new world. It was believed that one man and one woman would climb into the branches of the world tree and thus help the human race survive.

Answer 3

Balder's death was prophesied as happening before Ragnarok, so the Aesir figured that they could postpone Ragnarok indefinitely by making Balder invincible. Alas, they forgot to let mistletoe in on the plan.

Answer 4

ldyrhiannon, I think you're remembering tales of Heimdal, he was the guardian of the Rainbow Bridge, Bifrost.

According to the old stories, Frigga had a prophesy where she saw Balder dying. This scared her so much that she went around the world, begging every single thing in it to swear not to be the cause of Balder's death. She skipped mistletoe, thinking it was too young to crave an oath from.

Afterwards, the gods would take turns at times throwing various items at Balder as a sign of respect at his indestructibility. Loki convinced Hoder (a blind god) that he should throw something as well. Loki gave him a dart made of mistletoe and helped aim his throw, which killed Balder instantly.

I believe it was Odin who went to Hel to ask for Balder to be returned to the living. She agreed to this if every living thing would cry at his death. Almost everything did, except for Loki, who was shapeshifted into the form of an old woman. So, Balder remained in the land of the dishonored dead, and Loki was hunted down and punished for his part in Balder's death.

Answer 5

Balder was killed before Ragnarok, and according to Norse myth, he and Hod will be resurrected after Ragnarok.

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/balder.html

Ragnarok:

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/r/ragnarok.html

Answer 6

Baldur hold the horn to signal the time of ragnarok he gaurds the rainbow bridge. His death is after his horn blast 'cause after he blows it its is shattered asunder by one of th giants. Then he himself falls.