Höðr, frequently anglicized as Hod, Hoder, or Hodur, is a deity in Norse mythology. The sightless son of Odin is deceived and led by Loki to use a mistletoe arrow that slays the otherwise indestructible Baldr. As stated in the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, the goddess Frigg, mother of Baldr, compelled all of creation to vow never to injure Baldr, with the exception of the mistletoe, which she deemed either too insignificant to request an oath from or too youthful to require one. The gods entertained themselves by testing weapons on Baldr and watching them not inflict any damage. Loki, the trickster, discovering the one only vulnerability of Baldr, crafted a dart from mistletoe and assisted Höðr in aiming it at Baldr. In response to this, Odin fathered a son with Rindr, Váli, who matured into adulthood in a single day and killed Höðr. The Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus documented a different version of this myth in his Gesta Danorum. In this iteration, the mortal champion Hotherus and the demigod Balderus vie for affection of Nanna. In the end, Hotherus kills Balderus. In Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, Hotherus is a mortal champion of the royal families of Denmark and Sweden. He is the offspring of Hothbrodd and sibling of Athisl, both of whom were Kings of Sweden prior to him. Hotherus himself ascended to the throne of both Sweden and Denmark following the demise of the usurper Hiartuar, yet much of the narrative concerning him in Gesta Danorum pertains to his youth prior to his kingship. The name Höðr appears in skaldic verse, featured in warrior-kennings.
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