 Baldur fell, the gods were struck speechless with horror, and then they looked at each other and all were of one mind to lay hands on him who had done the deed, but they were obliged to delay their vengeance out of respect for the sacred place where they...  A Child's Guide to Mythology - Page 223by Helen Archibald Clarke - 1908 - 399 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Paul Henri Mallet, I. A. Blackwell - 1847 - 606 pages
...of Loki, darted it at Baldur, who, pierced through and through, fell down lifeless. Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more atrocious deed than this ! When Baldur fell the JEsir were struck speechless with horror, and then they looked at each other, and all... | |
 | Paul Henri Mallet - 1847 - 592 pages
...of Loki, darted it at Baldur, who, pierced through and through, fell down lifeless. Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more atrocious deed than this ! When Baldur fell the ^Esir were struck speechless with horror, and then they looked at each other, and all... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1855 - 508 pages
...of Loki, darted it at Baldur, who, pierced through and through, fell down lifeless. Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more atrocious deed than this. When Baldur fell, the gods were struck speechless with horror, and then they looked at each other, and all... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1856 - 512 pages
...a more atrocious deed than this. When Baldur fell, the gods were struck speechless with horror, aud then they looked at each other, and all were of one...their vengeance out of respect for the sacred place where they were assembled. They gave vent to their grief by loud lamentations. When the gods came to... | |
 | Philip William Perfitt - 1859 - 448 pages
...Through the eye and through the brain, and, so Baldur was dead. " Surely," says the Edda, " never was there witnessed, either among gods or men — a more atrocious deed than this." What sermons were preached with this for a text against the folly of despising the power of what looks... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1872 - 510 pages
...gods or men, a more atrocious deed 39 than this. When Baldur fell, the gods were struck speech less with horror, and then they looked at each other, and...deed, but they were obliged to delay their vengeance oul of respect for the sacred place where the)' were assembled. They gave vent to their grief by loud... | |
 | Edward Lewes Cutts - 1872 - 312 pages
...with horror. Then they looked at one another and looked at Loki, and would have laid hands on him ; but they were obliged to delay their vengeance out of respect for the sacred character of the place where they were assembled. Then they burst out ii to a wail of lamentation which... | |
 | De Robigne Mortimer Bennett, DeRobingne Mortimer Bennett - 1880 - 852 pages
...guidance of Loke, darted it at Balder, who, pierced through and through, own lifeless. Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more...were obliged to delay their vengeance out of respect to the place (place of peace) where they were assembled. They at length gave vent to their grief by... | |
 | De Robigne Mortimer Bennett, DeRobingne Mortimer Bennett - 1880 - 876 pages
...guidance of e, darted it at Balder, who, pierced through and through, feu down lifeless. Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more atrocious deed than this i When Balder fell, the gods were struck speechless with horror, and then they looked at each other,... | |
 | Charles Francis Keary - 1882 - 574 pages
...fell a deed as that. When Balder fell the 2Esir were struck dumb with horror, and they were minded to lay hands on him who* had done the deed, but they were obliged to stay their vengeance from respect to the Peace-stead where the deed was done. . . . .... Then the .33sir... | |
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