page_title: Hermóðr
hierarchical_section_title: Hermóðr
caption_attribution_description: An illustration of Hermóðr riding to Baldr in Hel, from an Icelandic 18th century manuscript.
context_page_description: Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, a son of the god Odin and brother of Baldr. He is often considered the messenger of the gods.
context_section_description: Hermóðr (Old Norse "war-spirit"; anglicized as Hermod) is a figure in Norse mythology, a son of the god Odin and brother of Baldr. He is often considered the messenger of the gods.
caption: Hermóðr rides to Hel on Sleipnir. He meets Hel and Baldr. From the 18th century Icelandic manuscript NKS 1867 4to.
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