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Balder's Cliques
The Show-Offs
You know the kids in the schoolyard who think they're totally invincible? The ones who say, "Punch me as hard as you can. No really – as hard as you can." They're completely confident that they w...
The Life of the Party
Balder represents a type of the "Dying God," a figure that's very common in world religions and mythologies. This god is one who dies and is reborn, sometimes cyclically. Often, his rebirth ushers...