Odin

Óðinn (runic: ᚢᚦᚾ)

Baldr's nightmares
Óðin's son, Baldr, suffered from nightmares. The Æsir, in counsel, could not unravel Baldr's dreams. Óðin himself decided to travel to Niflhel, the realm of the dead, to consult a seeress.

Óðin used his powers to raise the seeress from the dead. Óðin asked her four questions and learnt that Höðr would slay Baldr with a fatal branch and that Váli would take vengeance on Höðr. With the fourth question, the seeress recognized her interrogator and refused to answer further.

Óðin returned to Ásgarð with a heavy heart.

Resources

 * http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/mythology/myths/text/baldr.htm