Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Baldur's mother was the Norse goddess, Frigga. When Baldur was born, Frigga made each and every plant, animal and inanimate object promise not to harm Baldur. But Frigga overlooked _________ - and the mischievous god of the Norse myths, Loki, took advantage of this oversight. Ever the prankster, Loki tricked one of the other gods into killing Baldur with a spear fashioned from ______. The demise of Baldur, a deity in the Norse myths, brought winter into the world, although the gods did eventually restore Baldur to life. After which Frigga pronounced the _______ sacred, ordering that from now on it should bring love rather than death into the world. What custom/tradition origianted?

10 comments:

Practical Henry said...

Giving roses to the bride or bouquet of roses? Or olive wreath, symbol of peace? No?

tsv said...

No da..

The Mudd said...

turkey for thanksgiving?

tsv said...

Mudd not turkey da

The Mudd said...

kissing under the mistletoe??

tsv said...

Correct.Mudd nice da

Ded said...

Killer answer da mudd!!

nice question da TSV!!

tsv said...

thank you

Hariharan said...

sexy question da tsv.. awesome..

tsv said...

thanks da kutti