Norse Mythology Sleep Story · The Death of Baldr · 3 Hour Bedtime Story for Adults

Norse Mythology Sleep Story for Adults. A 3 hour bedtime story with calm narration and an ambient soundscape designed to be listened to as you fall asleep. Tonight we follow Baldr, beloved son of Óðinn and Frigg, the most beautiful of the gods. Of the dream that warned him he would die. Of the long ride Óðinn took to the gate of Hel to hear a prophecy. Of Frigg, who walked the worlds and asked every living thing to never harm her son. Of the one small plant west of Valhǫll she missed. This is the story of the dart that flew slowly across the courtyard. Of the brother who could not see. Of the greatest ship in the world and the funeral that gathered every realm. Of Hermóðr riding nine nights into Hel to bring back a son the world wanted home. And of one old woman in a cave who would not weep. The story we have been moving toward, slowly, since the season began. Episode 6 of a complete twelve part season. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday at 8pm ET. If you fall asleep before the end · leave a 💤 in the comments. I read every one in the morning. Chapters: 0:00 · Welcome 8:04 · Chapter 1: The Dream That Baldr Had 15:29 · Chapter 2: The Long Ride to Hel 18:50 · Chapter 3: The Seeress Who Did Not Want To Speak 25:35 · Chapter 4: Frigg's Long Walking 35:35 · Chapter 5: The Sport of the Gods 40:53 · Chapter 6: The Old Woman at Frigg's Door 45:57 · Chapter 7: The Plant West of Valhǫll 51:33 · Chapter 8: The Brother Who Could Not See 56:37 · Chapter 9: The Throw 1:02:03 · Chapter 10: The Greatest Ship in the World 1:13:13 · Chapter 11: Hermóðr's Nine Nights 1:32:38 · Chapter 12: Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time. 1:46:27 · Music to sleep by · · · The Sleeping Almanac retells the world's oldest stories · myths, lost civilizations, and forgotten cosmologies · in slow, calm narration designed to be listened to as you fall asleep. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday at 8pm ET. This channel uses AI tools (script research, narration, visuals) under the direction of a human editor. Every episode is reviewed and revised before publication. Sources for tonight's episode: Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda · primarily Gylfaginning chapters 22, 34, 49, and 50, which preserve the principal narrative of Baldr's dream, his death, and the failed retrieval from Hel. The Poetic Edda · Baldrs draumar (Baldr's Dreams), which preserves Óðinn's interrogation of the vǫlva at the gate of Hel; Vǫluspá stanzas 33 and 62, which fix Baldr's death and his return after Ragnarǫk; Grímnismál 12, which names Baldr's hall Breiðablik; Lokasenna 29, which preserves Loki's confession at the gods' feast. The skaldic poem Húsdrápa by Úlfr Uggason, composed for the hall of Óláfr the Peacock in late tenth century Iceland, preserves an independent older account of Baldr's funeral. Where the surviving sources are silent, interpretive narrative reconstruction is used and clearly labeled. #NorseMythology #SleepStory #BedtimeStory #Baldr #Odin #Frigg #Loki #Ragnarok 🎧 The Sleeping Almanac is now a podcast. Follow so the next story finds you: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033vbQD... Or wherever you listen: https://beacons.ai/thesleepingalmanac New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Listen on every app: thesleepingalmanac.transistor.fm Shop the art prints: thesleepingalmanac.etsy.com Everything in one place: thesleepingalmanac.com