Forseti

was the Germanic god of Justice, and was known to the Frisians as Forsite. He was the son of Balder and Nanna. Both of his parents were killed, his father stabbed by a piece of mistletoe, thrown unwittingly by the blind god Hodr, and his mother with a broken heart shortly after this tragic event. Although Forseti plays only a relatively small role in Germanic mythology, we are told in detail that his hall of Glitnir 'had pillars of red gold and a roof inlaid with silver.' There he sat in judgement and resolve strife.

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