The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie

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  • Discover the Norse myth of Baldur, the most beloved being in Asgard, and how the trickster god Loki plotted his death.
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    Baldur was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of Asgard. But lately, he had been plagued by gruesome visions foretelling his own imminent death. Determined to protect her son from these grim prophecies, Queen Frigg travelled across the nine realms, begging all living things not to harm Baldur- all living things except one. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of the death of Baldur.
    Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by WOW-HOW Studio.
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  • @ishanjain922
    @ishanjain922 3 роки тому +8384

    Honestly Queen Frigg, you visited every *friggin’* thing in the nine realms, was a mistletoe really that hard?

    • @EGRJ
      @EGRJ 3 роки тому +540

      Really, it's surprising she only missed one thing.

    • @alienalchemist
      @alienalchemist 3 роки тому +940

      In some version the mistletoe was too young to take an oath. That's the version what I hear most.

    • @ishanjain922
      @ishanjain922 3 роки тому +147

      @@alienalchemist oh that makes sense

    • @Taurencowpew
      @Taurencowpew 3 роки тому +612

      She took the oath from "all plants of the Earth", but mistletoe escapes this broad grouping, because it is not actually "of the Earth". As a parasite, it only grows on other plants. Mistletoe was very important, because it was an "in-between thing". They considered it not quite of the Earth, and yet not of the Air either. Some other "in-between things":
      Dawn and dusk (not quite of the Day, yet not of the Night)
      The shore (not quite of the Earth, yet not of the Water)
      Sea foam (not quite of the Water, yet not of the Air)

    • @michelledavison2533
      @michelledavison2533 3 роки тому +52

      @@Taurencowpew Thanks for explaining so clearly :)

  • @MrSamulai
    @MrSamulai 3 роки тому +3984

    Loki: *does anything*
    Thor's Health Bar: *appears*

    • @irsyadsyauqi3105
      @irsyadsyauqi3105 3 роки тому +35

      A dark souls game that is

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 роки тому +92

      @Hannah Jamail Herrick Loki: Does literally anything*
      Loki: Why do I hear boss music?
      Also the boss music: We're no strangers to love
      You know the rules and so do I
      A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
      You wouldn't get this from any other guy
      I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
      Gotta make you understand
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      We've known each other for so long
      Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
      Inside we both know what's been going on
      We know the game and we're gonna play it
      And if you ask me how I'm feeling
      Don't tell me you're too blind to see
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      No, I'm never gonna give you up
      No, I'm never gonna let you down
      No, I'll never run around and hurt you
      Never, ever desert you
      We've known each other for so long
      Your heart's been aching but
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      No, I'm never gonna give you up
      No, I'm never gonna let you down
      No, I'll never run around and hurt you
      I'll never, ever desert you

    • @hafhdrn3984
      @hafhdrn3984 3 роки тому +27

      @@vaughnjohnson8767 I did not expect the first time I get rickrolled to be go this way but here we are

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 роки тому +7

      @@hafhdrn3984 yes, don’t we all have some sort of our first Rick rolls? It is similar to first kisses, but I guess that doesn’t count cause I haven’t had one yet. Key word: Yet

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 роки тому +3

      @Real CreatureMan yeah boiiiiiii

  • @jesseexplosion
    @jesseexplosion Рік тому +435

    "THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO KILLING A GOD!“

  • @hindsightpov4218
    @hindsightpov4218 3 роки тому +560

    They didn’t mention how Loki’s wife, Sigyn, would protect Loki by catching the serpent’s dripping venom into a bowl so it didn’t fall on him. Only when Sigyn left to empty the bowl was Loki exposed to the venom which caused him incredible pain.

    • @acturusgarcia6027
      @acturusgarcia6027 3 роки тому +3

      Why didn't she bring 2 bowls? Or a pipe of some sort to run off the venom? Why not kill the snake? Or tie a rope to snake's mouth?

    • @hindsightpov4218
      @hindsightpov4218 3 роки тому +34

      @@acturusgarcia6027
      Then the gods would have known Loki wasn’t being punished. She had to be discreet and this is the best she could do.

    • @suppeople
      @suppeople Рік тому +10

      Bro she was cheated on but she was too loyal

    • @grealishszn3544
      @grealishszn3544 Рік тому +9

      @@hindsightpov4218 no they literally told her to get the bowl. and everytime she left to empty and loki got exposed to the venom, the earth would shake causing earthquakes

    • @aztecgodhuzluiospd1033
      @aztecgodhuzluiospd1033 Рік тому +8

      @@grealishszn3544 both versions a correct, it’s not as if people from Sweden back then believed the same thing as a Germanic tribe to the south

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever 3 роки тому +5603

    Loki was trolling way before the internet existed.

    • @midimusicforever
      @midimusicforever 3 роки тому +87

      @Hannah Jamail Herrick
      More like a troll model

    • @tsuki__amai8558
      @tsuki__amai8558 3 роки тому +15

      @@midimusicforever I KNEW somebody would say that

    • @y0sh164
      @y0sh164 3 роки тому +6

      HAH

    • @leleltea8921
      @leleltea8921 2 роки тому +4

      Kind of like the Satyrs in Greek mythology. Trolling is a human universal

    • @trla6505
      @trla6505 2 роки тому +6

      And just like many he went to far, he should have cry after denying it, a couple times that way, is his doing the death and rebirth of the god

  • @erinhollow773
    @erinhollow773 3 роки тому +5082

    This artstyle is so comforting and soft. It makes you want to kiss the homies goodnight. It's unfortunate that the homies are getting shot through the chest instead.

  • @gauravyamohan2479
    @gauravyamohan2479 3 роки тому +150

    If I'm not wrong, there's a belief that Frigg cried over her son's body and her tears turned into the white pearl like berries that we see on mistletoe. She took an oath that mistletoe would never again be used for destruction and if anyone happened to walk under it, she would place a kiss on their forehead. That's why we kiss under mistletoe.

  • @anaksamanananggal3940
    @anaksamanananggal3940 3 роки тому +162

    Loki: "does anything that can cause misery and chaos in the gods"
    Thor: *"I'm canna end this man's whole career"*

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus 3 роки тому +3577

    Hermod: Monster, cry.
    Loki: No.
    Hermod: CRY.
    Loki: NO.
    Hermod: Please.
    Loki: Hahahahaha
    Thor: What did I miss?

  • @smilesnack9482
    @smilesnack9482 3 роки тому +6187

    at this point ted ed should just make a mini series about loki and his misadventures

    • @Benimation
      @Benimation 3 роки тому +67

      I hope the Disney+ series will reference the mythology

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao 3 роки тому +56

      @@Benimation Disney had already destroyed many tales... Just look up original story/ending of "the little mermaid", "Mulan", "Pocahontas"... Let's hope they stop at using Norse mythology names...

    • @cassylk22
      @cassylk22 3 роки тому +2

      YES

    • @theprinceofflumes3674
      @theprinceofflumes3674 3 роки тому +1

      YES

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 роки тому +6

      What? A man’s gotta do, what he’s gotta do,

  • @shlaghyachaturvedi9499
    @shlaghyachaturvedi9499 3 роки тому +80

    Loki: **does anything**
    Thor: Bonjour

  • @crystalwaters2260
    @crystalwaters2260 3 роки тому +511

    They left out the part where Loki was bound with chains made from his son’s’ intestines

    • @srijanumesh5355
      @srijanumesh5355 3 роки тому +20

      Isn’t Loki’s son the milti legged horse?

    • @tut28Angel
      @tut28Angel 3 роки тому +109

      @@srijanumesh5355 loki has like 5 sons. The horse, snake, wolf, and two god sons. The god sons were killed and their guts turned to steel and chained Loki.

    • @Azure_Veins
      @Azure_Veins 3 роки тому +83

      That's ruthless.. Idk how Gods claim to be the best if they killed innocent sons to punish their father..

    • @srijanumesh5355
      @srijanumesh5355 3 роки тому +21

      So the lokis son helped odins son ride around the world and punish odins son who was caught by odins son and punished by getting bound by lokis sons guts

    • @tut28Angel
      @tut28Angel 3 роки тому +6

      @ yes

  • @darkhound6461
    @darkhound6461 3 роки тому +8065

    Fun fact: ted Ed loves Thor and Loki.

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 3 роки тому +332

      I mean, who doesn't?

    • @cb9852
      @cb9852 3 роки тому +53

      @@aditisk99 I don't (Loki not Thor)

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 3 роки тому +81

      @@cb9852 Yeah there are always exception.

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  3 роки тому +2229

      Can you blame us?

    • @darkhound6461
      @darkhound6461 3 роки тому +166

      @@TEDEd 100%nope you can't re think when it comes to Loki and first thing comes to mind when hear Loki is Tom Hiddleston so,
      and you guys like this one 😍😍.

  • @vanilladreams7556
    @vanilladreams7556 3 роки тому +1117

    Ahhh, are those Tom Hiddleston's cheekbones that I see?

    • @pauras6087
      @pauras6087 3 роки тому +73

      Ted ed liked so this is def confirmed

    • @hajjisato2394
      @hajjisato2394 3 роки тому +3

      Sorry. I ruined the 666 votes .
      T___T

    • @philosophy4242
      @philosophy4242 2 роки тому +1

      War of the gods ua-cam.com/video/f-lpG7kuFNg/v-deo.html

  • @SS-xo8dc
    @SS-xo8dc 3 роки тому +142

    Loki is the kid in class that breaks the rules just because they exist

  • @jorikrouwenhorst7220
    @jorikrouwenhorst7220 3 роки тому +280

    “The Mistletoe?”
    “I’m certain of it”
    “Freya said it was wicked”

  • @thundermijo
    @thundermijo 3 роки тому +986

    Guess Baldur won't be up for kissing under the mistletoe this season.

  • @ilertargenthorne4639
    @ilertargenthorne4639 3 роки тому +797

    Ahh Loki.
    Causing Mischief since the creation of _Mjolnir_

    • @michalepak2790
      @michalepak2790 3 роки тому +44

      Actually Loki was behind the creation of Mjolnir. It was one of the gifts Loki tricked a pair drawf blacksmiths to forge for him, so that he could present them to the gods to make them stop being mad at him for cutting Thor's wife's golden hair while drunk.

    • @srijanumesh5355
      @srijanumesh5355 3 роки тому +16

      @@michalepak2790 there is a ted Ed vid on that
      He meant that Loki has been causing mischief ever since that video, or something

    • @amaracaroline9482
      @amaracaroline9482 3 роки тому +17

      Norse Mythology in a nutshell: LOKI, WHY.

    • @phousefilms
      @phousefilms 2 роки тому +3

      Loki:(after Baldur is killed) It was just a prank bro!

  • @angelrobles7201
    @angelrobles7201 3 роки тому +233

    There are some grim things left out of the video:
    1)As a punishment for killing Baldr, Váli was given birth (from Odin and Rindr, who was either a princess or a giantess), grew into adulthood in one day and slew Hodr. Yep, not only Hodr was fooled by Loki, he was slain as a quick punishment.
    2)Did you see those shiny chains binding Loki? Váli bound him with those... after slaying Narfi (Loki's son) and using his entrails as chains. Other sources have another Váli as son of Loki, and this Váli was turned into a wolf to kill Narfi.
    3)I think this one will go into a new video: Sigyn, Loki's wife, held a basin to catch the snake's venom. Whenever she had to empty the basin, the venom touched Loki, who writhed so violently that earthquakes happened. After so many years (centuries perhaps) of this, Loki writhed with such force he broke free. And in all that time, his hatred against the Aesir grew to such a degree he allied with the Jötnar to wage war against them, bringing forth... *Ragnarök!!!!!*

    • @AzzyC25
      @AzzyC25 3 роки тому +17

      Ted-ed should hire you so that the rest of the story can be told. Also the way you wrote it: 👌 enough to get a person excited about the story and the parts missed

    • @angelrobles7201
      @angelrobles7201 3 роки тому +5

      @@AzzyC25 Thank you

    • @kimmogensen4888
      @kimmogensen4888 3 роки тому +9

      @@angelrobles7201 and don’t forget Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, nice kids 😳

    • @angelrobles7201
      @angelrobles7201 3 роки тому +14

      @@kimmogensen4888 Well, yes, they are Loki's children, but not Sigyn's. They are Loki and Angrboda (a giantess) children.
      With Sigyn, and depending on the sources, he's father of Narfi and/or Nari, and maybe Vali too.
      And let's not forget he gave birth to Sleipnir, the badass eight-legged horse of Odin. _Gave birth_ here means: _he was a mare knocked up by the stallion Svaldifari_

    • @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim
      @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim 2 роки тому +2

      @@kimmogensen4888 a WORLD serpent!? Omg Loki and Sigyn need to be sterilized ASAP!!! Wolves are cool, but world serpents - thanks no thanks

  • @WlngDlngBat
    @WlngDlngBat 3 роки тому +63

    Odin's mighty steed, huh? That's literally Loki's kid, Sleipnir.

    • @gabriellelim9170
      @gabriellelim9170 2 роки тому +2

      Hel too

    • @aboxinspace
      @aboxinspace 2 роки тому

      Pratically everything is Loki's kid, he's like the Zeus of norse mythology 🤣

  • @blueeye2281
    @blueeye2281 3 роки тому +2400

    "When something goes wrong, the first thing I think is, it is Loki's fault. It saves a lot of time."
    *What a coincidence! We also say the same! Except we say British instead of Loki.*

    • @OmbreDunDouble
      @OmbreDunDouble 3 роки тому +67

      Irish i presume ?
      As a french i could easely get behind your assumption

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 3 роки тому +25

      @@OmbreDunDouble No. Think harder

    • @foreign_physics8490
      @foreign_physics8490 3 роки тому +19

      How about CHINA?

    • @blueeye2281
      @blueeye2281 3 роки тому +80

      @Mithun Bala Well you could've been right if it were 1947. I'm actually Bangladeshi. Once it was a part of India. And those British ruled us for like 200 years.

    • @manasa908
      @manasa908 3 роки тому +50

      Damnnnn looking at all these different places the british have screwed over...
      And hey neighbor! I'm from india 😁

  • @chaneladriana6829
    @chaneladriana6829 3 роки тому +1930

    The reason gods didn’t want baldur to die is because baldur’s Death starts the death of all the other gods RAGNAROK

    • @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998
      @zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 3 роки тому +96

      if a prophesy must be fulfilled 100%, then any of its parts could be completely prevented to permanently delay the prophesy. If there's a prophesy that say Krakens will walk on land, then killing every kraken would do it.

    • @hiteshbhatt6445
      @hiteshbhatt6445 3 роки тому +16

      @@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 and fenris Wolf must be released

    • @iiynalex8060
      @iiynalex8060 3 роки тому +21

      Oh like how Methuselah's death marked the end of earth in the old testament. Because of all the sins humans were doing God killed them all using the Great Flood but spared Noah's wife, sons, himself, and his sons wives. Man some legends revolve around truth

    • @macaroon_nuggets8008
      @macaroon_nuggets8008 3 роки тому +8

      more like Bore Ragnorok.

    • @link2498
      @link2498 3 роки тому +36

      Possibly, nordic storys were not written down very well except in runic forms and even then, the first translation from ancient icelandic was into german in 1026 (or 1062) and then from that form of German to hoch deutsch and then to English. The original translator was a catholic priest. As such, Baldur often takes on a "jesus" like persona. His death triggering ragnorak and then when all the gods are dead he is reborn as the only god and to bring about the new cycle of gods. Maybe this is the nordic tale, or maybe this is the german priest super imposing catholic beliefs onto a nordic story. It is really tough to say, one thing is for certain, there are many many many variations of every story and of every character.

  • @athenaparthenos9092
    @athenaparthenos9092 3 роки тому +48

    The art style is so soothing. It's perfect for this video. Ted-Ed is filled with amazing animators with styles that match the tone of the video

  • @RainMaker0602
    @RainMaker0602 3 роки тому +11

    4:44 "Remember when we used to play 'Get Help' when we were younger?"

  • @ginnyweasley5812
    @ginnyweasley5812 3 роки тому +1272

    Whenever I read Loki my brain goes half to mythology half to Tom Hiddleston and there is a moment of chaotic confusion in between 😂

  • @laelgebregziabher2002
    @laelgebregziabher2002 3 роки тому +551

    TED-Ed: Nanna the Peaceful, and God of truth and light.
    My nana: TED-Ed knows what's up.

  • @sydneyn4710
    @sydneyn4710 3 роки тому +680

    “He would not let his work be so easily undone,”
    Hermod: literally visiting every living thing ever across nine realms
    “but if he interfered is boldly it might reveal his hand in Baldur’s murder”
    Loki: disguises himself as a giant

    • @azlan194
      @azlan194 3 роки тому +24

      its every living thing and element. Even a blade was visited, lol

    • @pierrecurie
      @pierrecurie 3 роки тому +25

      That seems rather unnecessary. Surely, Loki himself qualifies as a "living thing in the 9 realms"? He could have just appeared as himself, and shown apathy. "Not my fault he died. Meh"

    • @chanbricks4461
      @chanbricks4461 3 роки тому +12

      @@pierrecurie You don't argue back to mythology

    • @vaughnjohnson8767
      @vaughnjohnson8767 3 роки тому +1

      @@chanbricks4461 try me

    • @NIGHTMARE-yq3pf
      @NIGHTMARE-yq3pf 2 роки тому +1

      @@pierrecurie true
      that is honestly what i thought

  • @rossleamon7881
    @rossleamon7881 3 роки тому +36

    “Your quiver is broken boy”
    -Kratos

  • @emmaothorell
    @emmaothorell 3 роки тому +412

    TED-Ed brings all us Scandinavians to the yard

    • @stargatis
      @stargatis 3 роки тому +7

      And they’re like, “it’s better than yours”

    • @magas4002
      @magas4002 3 роки тому

      🎶 Plus they teach you, hashtag #nocharge 🎶

    • @imaginemiles1133
      @imaginemiles1133 3 роки тому

      Obligatory my great grandparents were from norway

  • @ebitoro4590
    @ebitoro4590 3 роки тому +230

    I love how all Ted-Ed's Norse mythology videos start with a quote from Neil Gaiman.

    • @cotesia7931
      @cotesia7931 3 роки тому +1

      Is he big man? Who is he

    • @RahulSarode
      @RahulSarode 3 роки тому +7

      @@cotesia7931 I only know him for Good Omens. It's good.

    • @axelpatrickb.pingol3228
      @axelpatrickb.pingol3228 3 роки тому +7

      Because he wrote American Gods, which is a retelling of mythology.

    • @dylanrodrigues
      @dylanrodrigues 3 роки тому +9

      Muhammad Wahyudin he wrote a book called Norse Mythology, with stories from... Norse mythology.

    • @cotesia7931
      @cotesia7931 3 роки тому

      @@dylanrodrigues interesting

  • @Cunnilinguistics69
    @Cunnilinguistics69 3 роки тому +41

    Question: where is Sigyn here, who stood by Loki’s side until Ragnarök and held a bowl below the serpent to try and spare Loki from the venom?

  • @kktt725
    @kktt725 3 роки тому +15

    I always felt really bad for Haldur he didn’t know how Loki was manipulating him and unknowingly killed his brother

  • @parascopicvision
    @parascopicvision 3 роки тому +217

    No mention of Loki’s wife holding a cup beneath the venom, it is only when she must empty it that Loki feels pain and causes earthquakes from his trembling. Also, the “giant” he encounters isn’t a giant the way we think of them. They were just a family of anti-divinities opposing the gods-they’re implied to hold the same stature as gods.

  • @conganhhangoc6857
    @conganhhangoc6857 3 роки тому +314

    I was just waiting for Kratos to show up and say: "Boy"

    • @sidharth3779
      @sidharth3779 3 роки тому +6

      Wtf krstos is greek

    • @virothyr
      @virothyr 3 роки тому +12

      @@sidharth3779 well yes but the new well new as in 2018 game was in the norse mythology

    • @khoimai192
      @khoimai192 3 роки тому +16

      @@sidharth3779 it was a reference to the newest God of War. Atreus is Loki

    • @sidharth3779
      @sidharth3779 3 роки тому

      Oh

    • @rg9448
      @rg9448 3 роки тому +10

      Baldur's death in Kratos version is more.... interesting

  • @freddiehudson4154
    @freddiehudson4154 3 роки тому +6

    Frigg: I made everything swear to not hurt Balder
    Loki: Hodor, hold my mistletoe

  • @robertcrookall5991
    @robertcrookall5991 3 роки тому +6

    I remember the version of the story I read as a boy; Frigg explains to Loki that she made the pact with every plant that grows out of the ground - assuming that all plants grow out of the ground - forgetting that Mistletoe, as a parasite, grows not out of the ground but upon a tree, and so was not covered by her pact. Loki then used his dark arts to make a dart out of mistletoe and make the normally soft plant as hard as iron and lethally sharp.

  • @saumyashree4926
    @saumyashree4926 3 роки тому +256

    Loki's fault costs a lot

    • @m.dagasan
      @m.dagasan 3 роки тому +1

      Yea

    • @alex2005z
      @alex2005z 3 роки тому +1

      @A D. yea that would have definitively worked

    • @alienalchemist
      @alienalchemist 3 роки тому +4

      Remember it's Loki's fault that caused the creation of Thor's hammer and Odin's spear.

    • @Amit_Pirate
      @Amit_Pirate 3 роки тому +2

      @@alienalchemist and thanos' glove too.

  • @dynamosaurusimperious6341
    @dynamosaurusimperious6341 3 роки тому +905

    So totally different from it's MCU version.

    • @panzermensch1577
      @panzermensch1577 3 роки тому +83

      Because MCU is changed from Norse Belief in many ways.

    • @jazharris2903
      @jazharris2903 3 роки тому +91

      MCU is inaccurate in every single way

    • @chaneladriana6829
      @chaneladriana6829 3 роки тому +41

      Because MCU is nonsense

    • @dynamosaurusimperious6341
      @dynamosaurusimperious6341 3 роки тому +19

      Okay,i only said it's different from the MCU Loki.

    • @rg9448
      @rg9448 3 роки тому +42

      Sure, real Norse myth is amazing
      But have you heard about the version where Kratos is there to beat the gods' asses?

  • @AP-ns1ng
    @AP-ns1ng Рік тому +5

    Baldur in video: "was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of asgard
    Baldur in GOW: insane psychopath that wanted nothing but to kill his mother

  • @rzasian
    @rzasian 3 роки тому +6

    Loki after getting chained: it’s just a prank bro.

  • @masipkthi8008
    @masipkthi8008 3 роки тому +181

    Love this myth series. They're so interesting.

  • @archae108
    @archae108 3 роки тому +585

    Moral of the story:
    If you truly love your children, don't forget the small things.
    And seek out Loki and kill him.
    SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY.

    • @dhruvkumarkanaujia
      @dhruvkumarkanaujia 3 роки тому +47

      for every Loki there's always a thor

    • @rishithamamidala7448
      @rishithamamidala7448 3 роки тому +6

      @@dhruvkumarkanaujia ya this is perfect😃

    • @account4842
      @account4842 3 роки тому +1

      @@dhruvkumarkanaujia if there's a thor for a loki
      is there a jormungandr for each thor?

    • @noname-qj6ml
      @noname-qj6ml 3 роки тому +1

      Nooo atreus!!

    • @drixg555
      @drixg555 2 роки тому

      Does the kill order count for all Loki Variants?

  • @panzermensch1577
    @panzermensch1577 3 роки тому +5

    Fun Fact: Loki's imprisonment and the acidic drips from the Serpent are the Norse claims of earthquakes, that with each drop that strikes, the Jötunn languishes and wrestles with the earth, shaking the land aggressively. That is until Sigyn comes back to help.

  • @abc_cba
    @abc_cba 3 роки тому +5

    A big applause for the animators ! What a picturesque representation !

  • @parvathyshaji587
    @parvathyshaji587 3 роки тому +61

    Who else went 👀 when the narrator said "until 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓 arrived 😏" at 4:44

  • @themartian6722
    @themartian6722 3 роки тому +21

    I'll never look at a mistletoe the same again

  • @rriotghoul
    @rriotghoul 3 роки тому +6

    The style of animation on this is beautiful, really brings the story of Loki and Baldur to life!

  • @ghostderazgriz
    @ghostderazgriz 3 роки тому +4

    God of War's interpretation of this story is so well done :)

  • @amjadnawaz5122
    @amjadnawaz5122 3 роки тому +26

    You guys really have to use this animation more often. It's so crisp!

  • @vinodbisht1973
    @vinodbisht1973 3 роки тому +9

    0:10 I like the details, especially Odin with his ravens❤️

  • @Mr_Jester980
    @Mr_Jester980 3 роки тому +17

    All of the nine realms : *_Everytime thing's are at peace, why, of all things, would you DARE to disturb it A LOT_*
    Loki :
    😳
    😅
    👉👈

  • @gemmm3645
    @gemmm3645 3 роки тому +8

    I love the quote in the beginning "When something goes wrong, the first thing I think is, it is Loki's fault. It saves a lot of time" 😂

  • @aisadal2521
    @aisadal2521 3 роки тому +147

    Never knew Loki did something with a mistletoe until now
    Also, is it just me, or does the Loki in the thumbnail look like he's doing that one chef meme?

  • @varunaviganesh7215
    @varunaviganesh7215 3 роки тому +43

    I love Thor and Loki's love-hate brotherhood.

    • @raptormage2209
      @raptormage2209 3 роки тому +9

      It was more of a ''Nephew-uncle' relationship since Loki was Odin's blood brother.

    • @vincentxu8217
      @vincentxu8217 3 роки тому +3

      @@raptormage2209 *adoptive brother

    • @panzermensch1577
      @panzermensch1577 3 роки тому +6

      What Raptor said. MCU≠Norse Belief. The God to thunder, rain, and agriculture is no brother to the giant of Mischeif. They're just occasional adventuring pals. *looks at when Thor dressed as Freyja*

    • @raptormage2209
      @raptormage2209 3 роки тому +3

      @@vincentxu8217 Blood brother in term of they made a blood pact. so yea.. Loki was adopted

    • @vincentxu8217
      @vincentxu8217 3 роки тому

      @@raptormage2209 Sorry, that word got me a bit confused. Also isn't Odin actually the adoped one?

  • @valentinarulloni9265
    @valentinarulloni9265 3 роки тому +13

    The art and animations are incredible. Such good accompaniment to this interesting tale! Much love to the team🧡

  • @zero_prfctn
    @zero_prfctn 3 роки тому +16

    Living things: mourning
    A blade: *mourns too*

  • @manarmsgaming9223
    @manarmsgaming9223 3 роки тому +75

    How is the yt recommended faster than notifications?

    • @poopypants2286
      @poopypants2286 3 роки тому +2

      I was asking myself the same thing ......I actually thought this was an old video until I looked at the date

    • @Lush_Produce
      @Lush_Produce 3 роки тому

      Discord recommend new videos before UA-cam notifications

    • @sabrinas.1302
      @sabrinas.1302 3 роки тому

      @@poopypants2286 I thought the same

  • @zakirreshi6737
    @zakirreshi6737 3 роки тому +22

    A MYTH IS AN IMAGE IN TERMS OF WHICH WE TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD.
    ALAN WATTS

  • @afifasiddiqui9191
    @afifasiddiqui9191 3 роки тому +1

    The music is so soothing in myth videos, I humbly request to upload them seperately.

  • @tdthedevilsrighthand712
    @tdthedevilsrighthand712 Рік тому +7

    I know it's been like two whole years, and someone's probably already pointed it out, but you got some things around with Hel & Helheim. Helheim, for one, isn't a fiery landscape like plenty other versions of the Underworld, instead Helheim is iced-over, impossibly cold even. As for Hel herself, while one half of her is in fact beautiful, the other side of her body is a skeleton.

  • @cherrypicker4794
    @cherrypicker4794 3 роки тому +6

    This is such a gorgeous animation, and one of my favourite stories!

  • @mrb5940
    @mrb5940 3 роки тому +5

    My favorite norse myth, and the reason why I am so interested in mistletoe lately, a both holly and pagan plant

  • @vanitaindrakumar1670
    @vanitaindrakumar1670 3 роки тому +5

    Loki was actually not bound by chains, but by the entrails of his favorite sons. The gods were so angry at Loki that they found his favorite sons, and gave them poison (or something, i don't remember the full myth), which made them go mad. The brothers killed each other, and the gods took their entrails and bound Loki to the pillar and placed the snake above him.

  • @thelongexlan5526
    @thelongexlan5526 3 роки тому +3

    The way this tied into the God of War universe. Intriguing

  • @pratham7816
    @pratham7816 3 роки тому +10

    TED ED UPLOADS A VIDEO
    ME 2 MIN LATER :-
    IS THAT L-O-K-I

  • @g.l.o.w.s.s6900
    @g.l.o.w.s.s6900 Рік тому +17

    Jeez, God of War really does turn myths into horror stories. This is portrayed as “oh everyone loves Baldur, he loves that he’s invincible!” Meanwhile in God of War, Baldur hates (and tries to kill) his mother for robbing him of a lifetime of physical feeling.

  • @michaelcoler3281
    @michaelcoler3281 3 роки тому

    Thanks, Ted-Ed! These stories are so well done!

  • @smolinkbane8963
    @smolinkbane8963 3 роки тому +2

    TED-Ed animation never fails to amaze me, kudos to you guys.

  • @emilnavod67
    @emilnavod67 3 роки тому +25

    Wait is that the same horse that Loki gave birth to???
    If so this is really really messed up

    • @rishithamamidala7448
      @rishithamamidala7448 3 роки тому +3

      The horse was Sleipnir
      Indeed it was

    • @panzermensch1577
      @panzermensch1577 3 роки тому +3

      Sleipnir was a gift to Odin and was the fastest horse ever. So yeah, makes sense to ride him with a great mission in mind.

    • @rossalbertdelacruz6751
      @rossalbertdelacruz6751 3 роки тому

      It's not the only child he bore, because he has 4 child

    • @sophialin1802
      @sophialin1802 2 роки тому

      The Norse myths are usually messed up. The fate of Loki's children doubly so.

  • @oliviabytner1614
    @oliviabytner1614 3 роки тому +39

    You missed few important points. Loki did kill Baldor because Asgardian Gods mistreated his children. He wasn't tied with a snake, he was tied with his son's guts. Sigyn, his wife is catching the venom in a bowl. When she needs to walk away to empty it Loki is in such agony that we can feel it on Earth in form of the earthquake.

  • @tokyoreality665
    @tokyoreality665 3 роки тому +8

    There’s a bit missing like how Loki planned his escape while he was a salmon and was the first to create a fishing net Loki found out to escape from one and one more thing when Loki was punished his wife held a bole to collect the venom to make Loki’s punishment a bit more easier

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables 2 роки тому

    Brilliant, this whole series is spectacularly well put together 😃 I look forward to watching another mythological tale every morning Thank you 🙏🏽

  • @manasa908
    @manasa908 3 роки тому +4

    YES MORE MYTHIC I LOVE THESE SO MUCH I'VE WATCHED EVERY ONE AND JUST-😍😍
    I really love learning more about myths from around the world, and looking at similarities and differences
    And Norse mythology has been a favourite of mine ever since I read Magnus Chase ❤

  • @nyrorosaurus
    @nyrorosaurus 3 роки тому +3

    Love TED-Ed's Norse Mythology videos! The animation is beautiful, too.

  • @Mitchell_WerBell_III
    @Mitchell_WerBell_III Рік тому +2

    Man, this God of War explanation vid lookin’ wild.

  • @jasonthekidnetworkstudios2634
    @jasonthekidnetworkstudios2634 3 роки тому

    I love these stories,and also this channel! Keep up the good work!

  • @TimmyStreams
    @TimmyStreams Рік тому +14

    But Baldur is invulnerable to all threats, physical or magical!

  • @yumanakamura8432
    @yumanakamura8432 3 роки тому +3

    ive been seeing ted ed for a while and the animation is still so good

  • @eren_yuki9925
    @eren_yuki9925 3 роки тому +1

    IVE MISSED YOUR MYTHOLOGICAL VIDEOS! WE NEED MORE!!💕💕💕

  • @zack7122
    @zack7122 3 роки тому

    omg the animation is especially incredible and cozy! love love love it so much. also the narrator did a wonderful job

  • @poppunpresents
    @poppunpresents 3 роки тому +3

    The fact that Hel & Slepnir are half-siblings probably helped in reaching her, I wonder if Hel knew her father would do something like this?

  • @Cunnilinguistics69
    @Cunnilinguistics69 3 роки тому +6

    I’m swedish and grew up on a lot of myths, and always loved this one in particular as a kid. I always felt so bad for Hodur...

  • @zulfameds
    @zulfameds 3 роки тому

    The animations almost made me cry, it's so beautiful

  • @KeenyNewton
    @KeenyNewton 2 роки тому

    This was amazingly well done.

  • @NotTheAbhi
    @NotTheAbhi 3 роки тому +3

    3:56 I think Ted-Ed should know that ferocious giants should not look so cute and cuddly.

    • @nyxmei7376
      @nyxmei7376 Рік тому

      yeah it was a different animator,tell them that

  • @Julia-nt2pe
    @Julia-nt2pe 3 роки тому +3

    I remember hearing this story in middle school here in Sweden. I never forgot about it, I thought it was awful that Balder died and felt so sorry for the blind God😔 And Loki’s punishment gave me nightmares

  • @sadiefox7225
    @sadiefox7225 3 роки тому

    Glad to see Loki has nice cheekbones in every version of himself ;)

  • @Koekie5616
    @Koekie5616 3 роки тому

    Loved stories like these
    Thanks Ted!

  • @nikilosivakumaar573
    @nikilosivakumaar573 3 роки тому +4

    Loki starts his mischief
    (A few moments later)
    Mighty Thor to the Rescue

    • @amaracaroline9482
      @amaracaroline9482 3 роки тому +1

      That’s the reason why Thor wasn’t in Civil War.
      LOKI SCREWED UP AGAIN.

    • @nikilosivakumaar573
      @nikilosivakumaar573 3 роки тому

      @@amaracaroline9482 Thor Ragnorok

  • @StridingPeanut
    @StridingPeanut 3 роки тому +53

    "Yee yee, I'm bad as Michael Jackson."

  • @nacl7818
    @nacl7818 3 роки тому +5

    2:34 never knew ted Ed liked endgame

  • @joshuadaluz5391
    @joshuadaluz5391 3 роки тому

    This is the most uniquely beautiful Christmas TED Ed story I've ever seen :)

  • @greenmonkey_5374
    @greenmonkey_5374 Рік тому +4

    Baldur died? But Baldur is blessed with invulnerability to all threats Physical or Magical

  • @skittlesilly
    @skittlesilly 3 роки тому +4

    new mythic episode comes out just as I'm binging them

  • @pranayverma9625
    @pranayverma9625 3 роки тому +2

    You know I read in magnus chase series that the ropes of Loki were made by the intestine of his sons and the snake was not placed by god's but by a frost giant Skadi.

    • @PhuongLe-nu3gz
      @PhuongLe-nu3gz 3 роки тому

      Oh you read rick riodan too? I watch him too! Have you read Percy Jackson?

    • @godzillavkk
      @godzillavkk 3 роки тому

      Or Kane Chronicles?

    • @pranayverma9625
      @pranayverma9625 3 роки тому

      @@PhuongLe-nu3gz yeah

  • @GustavoSilva-ny8jc
    @GustavoSilva-ny8jc Рік тому

    That was a superb narration, animation and sounds too.

  • @vinodbisht1973
    @vinodbisht1973 3 роки тому +27

    I am so early that there are no God of War references 😎

  • @judegreypotatoes3889
    @judegreypotatoes3889 Рік тому +4

    Loki the god of "it's just a prank bro"

  • @rueosman5808
    @rueosman5808 3 роки тому

    Im always amazed by the amazing animations.

  • @arialisestrellaartistry
    @arialisestrellaartistry 3 роки тому

    All mythology is so beautiful to me. Thanks !