Balder, the god of light was assassinated with dart made of mistletoe by the god of mischief Loki.
Mistletoe is a parasite that lives off the tree.
Mistletoe was first used in songs to honor the legend of the mistletoe plant. The legend is, there was a god named Baldur, son of Frigga. Frigate told every animal and plant not to harm Baldur, but mistletoe escaped hearing this. Then Loki, enemy of Baldur, tricked the blind god of winter into shooting Baldur with an arrow that had a shaft made of mistletoe.
Ecologically, mistletoe plays an important role in enhancing diversity in an ecosystem as well as provide a means for distribution of pollen.Culturally, mistletoe has significance in Christmas as well as Druidic and Nordic mythology. The former is the custom of kissing under the mistletoe, the origin of which is from Druidic customs of using mistletoe to ward off evil. It was also said that Loki killed Balder with an arrow made of mistletoe, because that was the one plant Frigga had not asked to never harm her son.
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Mistletoes is the plural of mistletoe
Common names for the mistletoe plant include European mistletoe, American mistletoe, and Christmas mistletoe.
Mistletoe is a parasite that lives on other trees, Oak trees have Mistletoe in them quite often.
Mistletoe is called "tingang" in Tagalog language.
mistletoe in French is gui.
Mistletoe in German is: Mistel