# Balder — Poetry character guide

> Balder in Poetry by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Balder Dead, Baldur the Good

**First appearance:** 0135-balder-dead

## Who they are

The beloved Norse god whose death is mourned by all the gods.

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