[SCA-AE] Norse Riddle

[David Friedman]

The mistletoe was overlooked when Frigga was getting everything to 
promise not to harm her son Baldur.  The gods were having fun 
throwing things at Baldur because nothing could hurt him, and his 
brother Hodr wanted to join in the fun. Loki, who could see and thus 
could overlook things, fashioned a dart from the mistletoe and gave 
it to Hodr, who being blind could not overlook things, to throw at 
Baldur.

The dart killed Baldur, which was not what Hodr intended.

>I would like the explanation, please!  (Off List is fine.)
>
>Clarice
>
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>From: "David Friedman" <ddfr at daviddfriedman.com>
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>Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 2:22 PM
>Subject: [SCA-AE] Norse Riddle
>
>
>>I wrote:
>>
>>>Here's another:
>>>
>>>Because I was overlooked
>>>One who could
>>>Gave me to one who could not
>>>To use as he did not intend.
>>>--
>>>David/Cariadoc
>>>www.daviddfriedman.com
>>
>>
>>  Three different people correctly answered it:
>>
>>  Mistletoe.
>>
>>  I believe that Hrefna in heppna was the first.
>>
>>  I'll be happy to explain answers if people want me to.
>>
>>  Here's another one. Note that all of the riddles depend on knowledge
>>  of the Northmen, but some hinge on their myths, others on the sagas,
>>  others on their poetry.
>>
>>  Part of me
>>  Bought all of me
>>  From a bloody weapon's hold;
>>  Whose head am I?
>>
>>  --
>>  David/Cariadoc
>>  www.daviddfriedman.com
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