The Messed Up Origins™ of Baldur, the Beautiful | Norse Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

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» 0:00 - Baldur the Beautiful
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» 3:21 - Who is Baldur?
» 6:09 - Baldur's Death
» 6:47 - Baldr's Draumar (Baldur's Dreams)
» 7:50 - The Gylfaginning
» 12:37 - Lokasenna (Loki's Wrangling)
» 15:14 - The Gylfaginning
» 16:15 - Völuspá (The Witch's Prophecy)
» 17:58 - A Different Death
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@JonSolo 3 года назад

AHHH thanks for tuning in, my fellow mythology nerds! I'm curious: would YOU be willing to take on Baldur's curse of not being able to feel anything in exchange for an immortal life that's free of physical pain? (Personally, I'd have to pass but I’d love to give it a shot for like a week.) Comment you answer below!

@jessa819 3 года назад

I think I’d have to pass. But on the other hand… 🤔 🤣

@angelrubycabuskakai4490 3 года назад

Pass

@THEMIGHTYQBAG 3 года назад

I think perhaps a more in depth question would be given the gift/curse, how long would it take for someone to lose their humanity?

@christianhulipas5692 3 года назад

Messed up origins of: Fenrir Loki Jormungandr The Odyssey Jason and the Argonauts

@loki2240 3 года назад

This video was some BS, bro. 😜

@Spineless-Lobster 3 года назад

Loki is like that one kid in class who keeps everyone inside for recess despite him being the only one who was misbehaving.

@spooniesarah 3 года назад

He's the kid who fully intended to keep everybody inside for recess because apparently group punishment is funny

@alexwhitelaw2003 3 года назад

I feel like I'm Loki I was this kid

@Ulvejenta 3 года назад

Oh, you are in for a treat if he covers the story Loketretta (sorry don't know the english/Icelandic name for that story)

@studentdrake 3 года назад

@@Ulvejenta what is that?

@Ulvejenta 3 года назад

@@studentdrake He actually did cover some of the story but not to the full extent, Lokesenna, the story is basicly about how Loki talks trash about each and every god but Thor, because news flash, Loki knows Thor hits and oh damn, those threats that comes from Thor, those aint pretty

@BakedBeanLOZ3R 3 года назад

No one: ...... Loki: and I took that personally

@galakkun6071 3 года назад

Freya asked all things for permission to protect Baldur except for one. Mistletoe: "And I took that personally."

@liveflower895 2 года назад

I wanna like this comment but I can’t because it’s at 666 and I wanna leave it lol

@paulkofler519 3 года назад

"LoKi iS nOt eViL, hE Is jUsT mIsUndErStoOd aNd a PrAnkStEr" well letting someone get killed bc you think it’s funny is actually pretty evil

@fizafiza31 3 года назад

Ppl are normally referring to marvel Loki. Not Norse mythology loki.

@sigynfoxy69 3 года назад

And letting your blood brother who took care of you when your family didn't ruin your life is okey, letting the gods threaten his life over a prank that may have gone to far and never take revenge until in Ragnarok, and letting them take your kids killing angerboda (in some versions) because she tried protecting her kids, ect so its okey of Odin and the other gods? Everybody is the victim of each other- Isn't a good enough reason to then start Ragnarok and stuff. These guys have drama trust me- im a hardcore fan of norse mythology and know to much i could stay here all day telling everything ik but that would take months to finish-

@eliasmagus5086 3 года назад

@@sigynfoxy69 theirs no side that was completely right

@sarabjorgvins3538 3 года назад

I mean Thor and Odin are pretty much just as bad as Loki...

@robertmiller5266 3 года назад

But like Odin literally made him come up with a way to trick the builder into doing his biding and with that he was raped by svadilfari in his horse form which was a mare and with that came sleipneir Odins steed so yeah I'd say fuck baulder to if he was anything like thor or odin,yes loki wasn't perfect but neither we're any of the Gods themselves they all had wrong doings but lokis took the cake with alot of his stories.

@medalgear654 3 года назад

I like to think Baldur in the game was once a benevolent man but was driven violent and insane the longer he lived without feeling anything

@ZvalatDa1st 9 месяцев назад

He was loved in Asgard

@ts-900 3 месяца назад

Kind of the opposite of the actual Baldr.

@sho4385 3 года назад

The beard is back. Fun fact it only grows when it is a Greek or Norse mythology.

@josiahroderick5527 3 года назад

Ahh i see that makes sense

@hunneylipps 3 года назад

Lol 🤣 true 😁

@dragonking0527 3 года назад

😂

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

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@EmeraldRich 3 года назад

Is it a coincidence that I commented 2 hours after the poll was dropped, saying that I wanted to see an episode on the man who pulled up on Kratos and said square up? I THINK NOT!!!

@Y4ZYAZ 3 года назад

This is the best comment here

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

@@Y4ZYAZ what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Chthulhu

@Y4ZYAZ 3 года назад

@@tijanamilenkovic3425 I've heard of cthulu but I prefer mythology over hp lovecraft

@ducknobyte6567 3 года назад

@@tijanamilenkovic3425 chutulutulyuthulu

@brad4058 3 года назад

They shoulda made God of War rated E cuz he catchin fades with everyone.

@markwalker091 3 года назад

This story is actually very sweet for Norse mythology. All these Aesir being absolutely heartbroken that their sweetest big bro died and even that Crab-apple Hel was willing to bring him back. And Thor punted a dwarf.

@thesymbiotenation.4552 7 месяцев назад

That's Thor, alright, if all else fails punt a dwarf

@tayloryoung1036 3 года назад

I think it's quite interesting how different cultures can have similar stories. I have always thought both Baldr and Achilles from Greek mythology were quite similar - both were essentially invincible aside from one major weakness and their invincibility and weaknesses were both given to them by their mothers.

@radioinactivescarlet_3348 11 месяцев назад

That’s probably because Norse mythology was born shortly after the Danes started trading with the Greek. We had a different religion before that, which got merged with Greek mythology.

@gcanaday1 8 месяцев назад

@@radioinactivescarlet_3348what?

@imheadphones 3 года назад

The mistletoe wasn't asked because it was so small that it was overlooked. That's why we hang it. So that mistletoe wouldn't be overlooked again.

@cherenmertens 3 года назад

From an object to be revered to an object people make out under it

@Saltwaterhair 3 года назад

I’ve lived in Sweden all my life and though I don’t have a source I’ve heard an alternative version of the mistletoe, where it is an inherently bad plant because it is a parasite. So it was overlooked because it was growing on the tree that promised Frigga not to hurt Balder, but it is a separate organism that was never asked and therefore couldn’t promise anything. And I sort of got the impression it was offended it wasn’t asked😂

@nebisaur165 2 года назад

Or! If your like me you avoid it at all cost o.o

@darkozosel9114 2 года назад

@@Saltwaterhair heard both that version, and the one where it was too young to make such promises or something 😅

@gaunterodimmmastermirrors72 2 года назад

@@Saltwaterhair I won't lie, I heard the reason was because mistletoe was too young, so Freya didn't ask it to promise.

@reet7060 3 года назад

Jon: shows us someone getting murked Jon: eh he’ll be back

@grimpixel6060 3 года назад

Couldn't stop laughing at the image of Thor punting a dwarf. Thanks for that. 😂

@rosangellopez6202 3 года назад

Baldur looks like a fair-haired Jesus

@Yunkyylol 3 года назад

“Who’s Been A TRUE FAN FOR OVER A YEAR”.🎂

@BlueberryFundip 3 года назад

🙄

@MUGGLYFE007 3 года назад

Going on like 3 years maybe

@robertflores2461 3 года назад

@@MUGGLYFE007 frs me too

@pan_cakes1 3 года назад

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@hi-am-pat2k176 3 года назад

@kaiumeda3690 3 года назад

Next you should cover the origins of Wendingo: Native American Mythology well of course after all the Norse Mythology

@abby.willowater6044 3 года назад

Yes please

@normalguyhere9158 3 года назад

Definiteley

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

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@@normalguyhere9158 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls

@taylorhunt4104 3 года назад

Agreed

@why_karlaly 3 года назад

I actually named my dog after Baldur after I read a book about him as a kid :) Sadly forgot the title of it, but from what I remember the story was really close to what you described in this video. Thank you for bringing attention to such an interesting mythological character! It has always baffled me how little people know about him

@ferrisbean Месяц назад

I had a baldur too. My sissy had three dogs iggy, loki and Thor. I then got a black cat and his name is Oden( our joke is to the dogs who's your daddy ha a cat) and then I had a pitty named Thor. Baldur passed away and I had him cremated, he went through his process on halloween and the next day which if I'm right are important days made for spirits in norse mythology it helped make his passing easier knowing that he began his next journey during that special time

@Anonymous-yp1mg 3 года назад

There’s actually a anime that has as side/male leads Gods like hades, Apollo, Loki, Baldur ecc...

@eribulusan3771 3 года назад

Kamigami No Asobi?

@aeolussvichi7680 3 года назад

Name? It sounds like it would be an interesting watch!

@nailsarelife 3 года назад

I love that you went for the minority instead of the popular vote. Just one more thing to backup my decision to subscribe a year ago! ❤

@JonSolo 3 года назад

thanks for being part of the family!

@nailsarelife 3 года назад

@@JonSolo No, thank YOU for the entertaining and informative videos. Yours is one of very few channels my kids and I can watch together without someone getting bored. 😂😂😂

@Karen-pk3uv 3 года назад

Lmao!!!! That's why I just subscribed. I love it when people approach life with a teacher's heart. 🤩💜💜💜💜

@nailsarelife 3 года назад

@@Karen-pk3uv Totally agree! His reasoning is spot-on, too. Wanting to educate the masses on a little-known subject. I can name at least a dozen teachers of mine that would do the same thing. 😊

@ladykoiwolfe 3 года назад

I am always saddened by the fate of Loki's boys. They didn't deserve to suffer for their dad's crimes.

@eliasmagus5086 3 года назад

true but its poetic loki killed odins son so he'll kill loki's sons

@ladykoiwolfe 3 года назад

@@eliasmagus5086 but Loki's sons Jormangandr and Fenrir are destined to be destroyed by Odin's sons Thor and Vidarr and to destroy Thor and Odin as well. That's surely enough Death. But sure, the death god must get his unnecessary vengeance. But then again if her sons were not punished for their father's crime, Sigyn might have sided with the Aesir and Ragnarok been truly won. As the gods tortured her family, how can this goddess of Victory stand with her own people and not against them? It's all a vicious cycle, but apparently that's Norse poetry.

@davidgeorge3944 Год назад

Man they were a fucking giant wolf, a giant snake, and their sister a bloody half corpse whore hel.. what a great family tree. Lol Although.. were it never for loki, ragnarok would never of happened. His role in it was probably more than just about any characters in the noise mythos, odin included. Maybe that's why he's so loved, even to this day. Takes on loki or his mask or his powers have been told for time and memorium. And will for a long time to come. I was so sceptical about autreus being loki in gow.. but they wrote it in so well and the story told so well and decently I think it works out just fine.

@ladykoiwolfe Год назад

@@Tribrid-zv3nq Sigyn sat with Loki everyday between watching one of her sons disembowel the other so that his guts could be used to bind her husband. She doesn't have to fight in Ragnarok to play her part in it. She waited by his side mourning their children while keeping the poisonous venom of the first son, who had been transformed again into a snake, from dripping onto Loki's head. And is he appreciative? No. Because she has to dump the bowl out occasionally and he still gets the occasional drop of highly corrosive venom on his face. So, yeah, I feel sorry for her. So much pain and sorrow heaped on her. All she did was marry Loki. And how could I not feel sorry for her boys? Perfectly normal Aesir boys...tortured because of who their father is.

@joselovato5122 2 года назад

As a brazilian, I think that it would be awesome if you covered brazilian "mythology"/folklore, such as the Curupira, or the Caipora. You always study hard and explains everything perfectly! Big fan!

@RandomPerson-wo3zz 3 года назад

Jon: do you want Thor, Loki, buldar or Heimdall Community: Loki Jon: did I hear buldar

@breonamb 3 года назад

I didn’t really realize just how often I watch your videos until I clicked this one and my 4 year old sang the rest of your intro song from the other room 🤣🥳

@tyffaneelavely8087 3 года назад

It is a damn good intro lol. I love it, and sing it every time. Ur 4yo has great taste. ;)

@JonSolo 3 года назад

this made my heart smile 😁

@amazinggrace5692 3 года назад

This is so sweet ..Thank you for posting this little snapshot of you family. 💕🐝

@janelhartman1145 3 года назад

Thats precious 💜

@ShrekThaOGEE 2 года назад

At one point in time I had watched like everything on his channel I think it was like 4 or 5 years ago now maybe 3 or 4

@dubzyld 3 года назад

I was disappointed that Baldur didn’t have more votes, that was the one I was hoping to see though so I’m glad you decided to make one on him.

@laurahubbard6906 3 года назад

I'm so glad to see the Baldur story. It's one of the ones I really wanted to see.

@ardenalexa94 Год назад

I know I’m late to the messages. But I’ve been studying mythology often in my spare time and he’s one of the ones I hear the least about. Didn’t even know who he was when I saw his name. You always hear about Freya, Zeus, Egyptian mythology, etc, so it’s crazy that he’s Norse and you don’t hardly hear about him

@dubzyld Год назад

@@ardenalexa94 yeah, I guess it just depends on who you’re getting the stories and information from. Because in all mythological beliefs you got your OG gods and goddesses that start it all out, but overtime you have some added or taken away from the stories for some odd reason whether it be a “new age” movement of the belief or whatever the case may be. In the end though it’s always fun to look into all the gods and goddesses that are said to be out there, and finding more out there just adds on to the excitement of learning the way these people saw the world around us back then!

@jasonbrennan9918 3 года назад

In one version I read, while Frigg was extracting promises from 'every plant that grows from the earth' she accidentally missed the parasitic vine since it grows from other plants...

@jade4623 3 года назад

This episode made me realise that in the show vikings they used a few refrences to Baldur. In the show the character Floki is punished by being tied up on a cross and there is water dripping on his face. His wife collects the drops to relieve his pain. But sometimes she gets tired of standing up all day.Another character thinks his son is Baldur's reincarnation.

@niapurdue230 3 года назад

So basically Odin seals Loki's evil kids, Loki kills Odin's kid for lolz/retaliation, Odin then kills Loki's kids in retaliation for that, so with nothing else to live for when the world ends Loki goes on a suicidal rampage with his sealed children just to watch the Aesir burn. Dark.

@sigynfoxy69 3 года назад

It can get darker my friend :') I've read many dark versions of these stories

@niapurdue230 3 года назад

So have I but not many seem to realize that fact.

@Tue_ 3 года назад

You seem to have a major misunderstanding of what is good and evil - his children were just his children, and not specifically “evil”. Same with Loke - he isn´t “evil” he just does what he does for the fun of it, since the other gods refer to him plenty of times for help.

@brockpha9424 3 года назад

Doesn't matter what else I'm watching. When I see the jon solo notification, I'm clicking asap

@jacobhofius2528 3 года назад

Same

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

@@jacobhofius2528 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls

@avamiller1609 3 года назад

That transition to the ad genuinely made me smile

@brainrich1358 Год назад

I too love how they made Baldur in God of War psychotic due to his invulnerability driving him insane. Not being able to feel even life's smallest pleasures can drive someone crazy

@AveryTalksAboutStuff 3 года назад

Man, Loki's gonna be pissed about this. He may invade earth again 😂

@satorugojo1210 3 года назад

maybe lol

@kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190 3 года назад

Let him come

@satorugojo1210 3 года назад

@@kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190 I'll be so happy

@medalgear654 3 года назад

Well He did kill Baldur so I guess invading earth won't be necessary

@laurabaker7258 3 года назад

If he comes in the former of Tom hiddleston then I'm cool with it

@jakmen2673 3 года назад

Hey Jon. I think another lesser known Norse god to cover would be Tyr. Since the main thing he is known for is also being mentioned in God of War

@amberstarfish8119 3 года назад

I can agree with this... And the story about his hand... 🤯

@JonSolo 3 года назад

I'm eager to cover Tyr but I'm tryna hold off until the next God of War game comes out in case we learn more about his story in that universe

@jakmen2673 3 года назад

That's understandable

@phyokyawkhaing2251 2 года назад

@@brandonhey7797 And the way he lost it from a agreement with Fenrir was bad ass as well.

@marincusman9303 Год назад

@@JonSolo what a prophet

@spamachuchan8824 3 года назад

Jon Solo: Baldur My brain thinking about overly sarcastic productions: "Loki! You piece of s**t! This is not what a joke is!"

@ofimdazueira132 3 года назад

Where has this channel been all my life?! The content, the structure of the video, enunciation, everything is just 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

@braingobrrrr 3 года назад

Bless you for front running him over the two "obvious" choices. Love his mythology, and definitely agree, about his death.

@alicedubois1348 3 года назад

After nearly 2 years of following you, my husband finally decided to watch the video with me. You actually made this very serious man laugh a few times. My witty fellow... You are awesome. 😂😊

@alexeigam3r510 2 года назад

I’m gonna kiss your husband

@tyffaneelavely8087 3 года назад

This channel deserves so many more views. Not only is this type of content fascinating, but Jon puts so much effort, and research into each vid. He's very thorough, and u can trust that what he tells u. He tells the stories and info of each person, God etc. in such an entertaining way. His sense of humor mixed with his story telling never fails to make me laugh, and entertain me but, also teaches me a lot of things I didn't know. I appreciate u Jon! Maybe one day YT will stop being a D bag, and put ur vids on people's recommended more often. ;) Please keep it up. For what it's worth, I'll be here to watch every vid. Also..Gunther...That's reason enough in and of itself to watch the vids.

@Aaron41216 3 года назад

This is great. I took multiple college level courses in mythology and hardly anything was mentioned of Baldur beyond “Ppl loved him and Loki got him killed.”

@omegasupreme1970 3 года назад

Baldur was also a caricature in the Thor comics He also had a limited series Baldur the Brave. He also married Karmila The Norne Queen. He was often referred to as the God of light

@hackman669 2 года назад

Did he resurrect like in the myths or stay in the world of the dead?

@tomsaejiw2940 2 года назад

@@hackman669 After the Ragnarok, he comes back to life and be the new ruler.

@jub-jubshorts6743 3 года назад

You are one of the best RU-vidr's at incorporating a commercial into your content. It's pretty brilliant.

@tinyjed4447 3 года назад

That was a smooth transition John

@isaacyohannan9546 3 года назад

My mans went from: jon "boobies and movies" solo To the jon-gasm And finally jon not-so solo All in like 10 years. Mad respect, keep up the grind bro💪

@studentdrake 3 года назад

What?

@makinoathesleepy8225 3 года назад

His first video was boobies and movies

@kanyafebana2489 3 года назад

lightning actually struck my house at the same time as his trick.

@Medusi 3 года назад

In Denmark his name is spelled “Balder” so I was first a little confused when I didnt know who “Baldur” was 😅 Balder is my favorit norse mythology god, so im excited that you chose to talk about him 😊

@LunaBari 3 года назад

I believe that it is spelled similarly or even the same.

@sarabjorgvins3538 3 года назад

@@brandonhey7797 No in iceland it's Baldur...

@brianmonks8657 3 года назад

@@sarabjorgvins3538 In modern Icelandic it's Baldur. In Old Norse, the -u of the masculine singular nominative suffix -ur was not written.

@Sungura_Kaiser 3 года назад

I've sometimes seen it spelled as "Baldr"

@Tue_ 3 года назад

I got two of those - (just to reference Valhalla).

@thatguy3669 3 года назад

I love you for choosing this! 😍😍😍

@tothboy01 3 года назад

A little bit of comparative mythology here: The story of Baldur's death by Loki is similar to the deaths of the Greek Achilles, the Welsh sun god Lleu Llaw Gyffes, Bran the Blessed from Welsh mythology, the Norse hero Sigurd, and Samson from Jewish mythology. Just as Baldur was almost invincible apart from a mistletoe dart or spear, Achilles was invincible apart from his right heel which was hit by an arrow, Lleu Llaw Gyffes could only be killed by a spear, Bran the Blessed was invincible apart from a poison-tipped spear, and Sigurd's German mythology equivalent Siegfried was invincible apart from a spear. Sigurd became invincible in the first place by bathing in dragon's blood (blood is liquid), Lleu is killed when taking a bath (water is liquid), and Achilles became invincible because his mother dipped him into the river styx, which is connected to the underworld (rivers are water which is liquid, and the underworld here can be compared to Sigurd's dragon blood because dragons are similar to serpents which are creatures of the underworld). Also, just as Baldur is said to return after his death, Lleu Llaw Gyffes was resurrected after he was killed. Samson was invincible apart from his lover Delilah getting him to reveal the secret of his strength, which was his long hair. So Delilah plotted with the Philistines who cut off Samson's hair while he was sleeping. This is similar to the story of Lleu Llaw Gyffes whose unfaithful cheating wife Blodeuedd plotted with her new lover Gronw Pebyr to kill Lleu. It is also similar to how Loki had to attain the secret of Baldur's weakness from Frigg.

@laurahubbard6906 3 года назад

Loki's punishment is also similar to that of Prometheus.

@marybaldwin5944 3 года назад

So...the message here is that if a man can avoid bathing, grooming and women, he can stay strong and pure?

@tothboy01 3 года назад

@@marybaldwin5944 Some of these stories, such as Samson and Llew Llaw Gyffes, deal with femme fatales, so your point about women in these stories is probably true.

@Tue_ 3 года назад

Lots of mythologies are similar in a lot of cases. Especially when you compare greek/roman to the norse. Even when looking further away you will see creation myths sounding awfully similar, or what the world revolves around. But wether that it due to word of mouth from people travelling, or different cultures just ending up with the same conclusion (or something third) is hard to tell.

@bcreech17 Год назад

@@marybaldwin5944 yes

@yvesforbesfloresii 3 года назад

Hi, can you cover the messed up origins of the Swan Princess, a 1994 animated film that is an adaptation of the classic ballet, Swan Lake, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse?

@Bisexualdragon4042 3 года назад

I Really Hope He See's This! Odette was my favorite Princess! (After that it was Bell)

@lilpretzel5629 3 года назад

Odette😍

@RedRoseSeptember22 3 года назад

@@Bisexualdragon4042 Love The Swan Princess ^_^

@tamekaswindle3473 3 года назад

There’s this mystery game I used to play called Dark Parables The swan Princess and the dire tree it’s a whole different version where she’s considered to be evil and the black swan is the hero.

@aeolussvichi7680 3 года назад

Didn’t finish watching it as I’m at work but I already know that I will be subbing for the other takes.

@nathanj3356 2 года назад

That was a great ad transition

@yerocnodespdon 3 года назад

Not going to lie I only ever had a passing knowledge of him until playing God of War and then I started to look into him and he's pretty cool I love these Norse videos can't wait for the next one

@candancebailey9095 2 года назад

His story is rarely told but his name is everywhere. There's a lot of characters in ancient war movies, but really featured as a warrior/leader of warriors.

@candancebailey9095 2 года назад

...or an evil war entity.

@glennswint341 3 года назад

I voted for Baldur, specifically because you NEVER hear anything about him in the media, glad he got the episode even though only a few of us voted for him.

@hackman669 2 года назад

Baldur was in an old episode of "The Adventures of Hercules" with Kevin Serbo as the main star. Which he ensures Serbo's character he is indestructible and is killed off by an arrow with the blood of a god.

@annarauchman4474 3 года назад

Love the channel. Love part when the thunder sounded.

@MadDragon-lb7qg 3 года назад

If anyone used to watch Hercules The Legendery Journeys, Baldur appeared when Hurc visited Scandinavia!

@keyvontabroadwater8252 3 года назад

I need an episode of his mom. And the valkires*

@sebastienc.2257 3 года назад

Baldur is underrated and probably the strongest brother

@elugg18 3 года назад

Hey Jon I’ve recently found your channel an been binge watching your vids an keen for more of your Norse mythology keep up the solid work

@lumi4280 3 года назад

The fragments of "God of war" really made the atmosphere in this episode

@delilahdahlia247 3 года назад

Ooh, I'm so glad that you covered Baldur. I was sad when I realized he probably wouldn't win because Baldur's story is so interesting to me

@victoriaminnich8174 3 года назад

Love how you twisted your poll!! Genius!

@akayoungastronut8330 2 года назад

This is the channel I've been waiting for

@itshumphrey 2 года назад

You the goat bro. Great vids man!

@jasonbailey9139 3 года назад

All I knew about Baldur was that he had a gate. Thanks for filling in the vast gaps in my knowledge.

@arturotorres5663 3 года назад

Could you imagine having that curse i mean i have my aches here and there but that's how i know i'm alive not feeling anything?? damn that's f'd up

@aimeea.3775 3 года назад

There is a medical condition where sufferers are unable to feel pain.

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

@@aimeea.3775 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of these Street Fighter Ranma ½ Dragon Ball Naruto Shippuden Overlord Kanokon King Of Fighters Inuyasha Yu Yu Hakusho Shaman King Sailor Moon Tokyo Mew Mew Sarazanmai Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba Jo Jo's Bizzare Adventure Highschool D x D Rosario + Vampire Sword Art Online Attack On Titan Tokyo Ghoul Soul Eater Ge Ge Ge No Kitarou Blue Dragon Beyblade Bakugan Digimon Pokemon Yu Gi Oh Yo Kai Watch

@vivveds5086 2 года назад

Baldur is blessed with invulnerability to all threats, physical and magical.

@FaerieStar 3 года назад

Love you Gunther! Great work on researching this. My mind would be so lost😵

@howeslife2718 3 года назад

That.... That was actually a really good use of the pole system. 👏👏👏

@ladykoiwolfe 3 года назад

I dug into Norse mythology about 20 years ago, and again more recently. A lot more resources are available now. It's actually great. I think you have a point not enough people know about Baldur. But I think Heimdall is more interesting, though just as much underrepresented. Tyr is another who can join this crowd.

@bcreech17 Год назад

I’m very interested in going down the rabbit-hole that is the disparate origins of the Aesir and Vanir, respectively. That is to say, their origins on earth more than their origins in the mythology. I have heard it hypothesized that they were possibly originally different pantheons belonging to different tribes or even cultural groups and were joined at some distant point as Germanic tribes began to form and spread. Very interesting stuff, the origins of such ancient religions.

@jailcat2761 3 года назад

The music for the title pages is hella good. Also thank you!!!!! Tis beautiful!!!

@DavidMartinez-xz8jx 2 года назад

That smooth transition was smooth af

@necropollis- 3 года назад

Fans: we want to learn about Loki. Jon: *so you want to know about Baldur?*

@desirae6000 3 года назад

Yea! One of my favourite gods. He even makes an appearance in Hercules, starring Kevin Sorbo.

@branfeather 3 года назад

I once heard the story of Mistletoe when I was younger, where it used to be a strong and sturdy plant, with branches more than strong enough to make arrows from. After the events of Baldur, Frig cursed it, and it became no more than a vine, so it could not hurt anyone ever again.

@rayneingdown 3 года назад

I actually had the pleasure of learning about Baldur in my ancient world literature class, but it was nice to see the story again after the years! I guess my professor knew a gem of a story when she saw one.

@nailsarelife 3 года назад

Also, super smooth segue into the VPN ad. 😂😂😂

@michelcary5910 3 года назад

The best timing for a messed up solo 😍

@luciferMorningstar666_____ 2 года назад

Loving your videos man! Subscribed📸

@Wandergirl108 3 года назад

I love that you don't give your fans what they SAY they want, you give them what they ACTUALLY want. No one knows what they want until they have it! Great work my dude! :D

@Fuckysmurf 3 года назад

highly recommend the tv show 'The Almighty Johnsons'. depicts norse gods in a unique way. love their version of Baldur

@ttvmeli6966 3 года назад

Hey bro your vids are incredible and i love greek and norse myth

@danielmeredith4222 3 года назад

That was really good thanks Jon Baldur is the man for me. Everytime I hear about Loki im filled with rage.

@leilamannel7923 3 года назад

I love that choice of picking the topic!

@rubyambler1437 3 года назад

I think you did a great job, as usual & I think you have the cutest little pup!!! God bless!

@josiahroderick5527 3 года назад

Me thinking i know all about baldur Jon: why are you running

@theiad8078 2 года назад

That lagertha clip was enough for this to be my fav vid of yours ijs

@Insatiable.Curiosity 3 года назад

I love your decision making process. Well played.

@retrogamer41_sepiamta 3 года назад

So I suppose Balder(the Father of Bayonetta) is named after the Shining God, I guess?

@jacobwilson9099 3 года назад

I know who balder is only because my middle school was norse mythology themed

@melindoranightsilver9298 3 года назад

I remember him from 2 season 5 episodes of Hercules the Legendary Journeys. Back when Kevin Sorbo was a decent human being

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

@@melindoranightsilver9298 what do you think about Jon Solo doing a video about similarities between Disney's Hercules and Dragon Ball

@adex_1014 3 года назад

Baldur is really underrated. Thanks for covering him I'm a mythology geek too!

@mythicsagefire 3 года назад

The thing I really remember most about Baldur is his Gate.

@TheNarutonic 3 года назад

Yessss. I chose this and was sad when I saw Loki leading. Today is a good day.

@annipsen4104 3 года назад

Thanks for the stories

@wendychavez5348 3 года назад

This is why we love Jon Solo!

@Kitty-hl1ox 3 года назад

This makes me so happy. I'ma history major who loves mythology. I study any and every mythology I can. Hearing you do the lesser known gods makes me happy!!!

@TheRealSubourbonMermaid 3 года назад

Hell yeah, I voted on this one! Thanks Jon!

@marshalllester7214 Год назад

I’ve learned more from you then I did in high school and I love it

@HistoryRats 3 года назад

I just love the fact that you covered the least voted for subject! Very Loki like of you!

@yensid4294 3 года назад

There might be a lost origin myth about mistletoe associated with Baldr's death.

@ladykoiwolfe 3 года назад

Surely there is. But unless someone invents the time machine we'll never know it.

@tijanamilenkovic3425 3 года назад

@@ladykoiwolfe what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls

@ladykoiwolfe 3 года назад

@@tijanamilenkovic3425 I hardly care. I know almost nothing of the show.

@marybaldwin5944 3 года назад

Well, there is the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. The plant fruits in winter, so maybe it has something to do with fertility.

@ladykoiwolfe 3 года назад

@@marybaldwin5944 you probably are on to something about fruiting in winter and fertility. Probably has to do with the promise of spring returning and making it through the depths of winter.