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Boreal Saga Play

by The Boreal Times · Duna Press Editions
Game

Frigg's oaths

Game: tap things in the world to collect each one's oath not to harm Baldr, and keep an eye out for the small mistletoe sprout.

Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Things of the world appear on screen for a few seconds: fire, water, iron, stone, trees, birds, snakes and ice. Tap each one to collect its oath. Gather 12 oaths in 50 seconds. After the sixth, a small mistletoe sprout glows in a corner of the screen for a short time. What happens if you tap it is up to you.

The story behind it

Snorri Sturluson tells that Frigg took an oath from all things except a mistletoe sprout that seemed too young, and that it was with that sprout that Baldr died. The game shows the moment before the tragedy. The number of oaths, the clock and the choice to remember the mistletoe are made up. Read the story in Baldr, the god nothing could harm, and the sprig of mistletoe nobody remembered to protect.