Baldrs draumar -Baldr’s Dreams

Baldrs draumar, “The Dreams of Baldr,” is one of the most haunting poems of the Poetic Edda. In just a few short verses, it tells of Odin’s desperate journey to the realm of the dead to uncover the meaning of his son Baldr’s dark dreams. The seeress he awakens reveals a prophecy of death and doom - the beginning of Ragnarök. Through its quiet, mournful tone, the poem captures the Norse truth that even the gods cannot escape fate, and that knowledge often brings sorrow instead of comfort.