A MISTLETOE LEGEND.
By tho Teutons mistletoe was held sacred to Baldur, the sun god, the son of Freya, the Scandinavian Venus, In Baldut- all that was beautiful, eloquent, wise and good was honoured, and he was the sjiirit of activity, of joy, and of light. Predicting his own approaching death, his mother, Freya, exacted an oath from animals, plants, and minerals not to injure him. Tlie mistletoe among the plants had been forgotten. ■ IVhen this was discovered by the treacherous Iloeder, the blind god of brute strength, he took a wand of it. and being directed how to aim it, the mistletoe pierced Baldur through the heart, and lie fell dead to the ground.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, 24 December 1910, Page 3 (Supplement)
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115A MISTLETOE LEGEND. Hawke's Bay Tribune, 24 December 1910, Page 3 (Supplement)
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