History
Agnar was the son of Hrothgar. They lived in Vanaheim.[4]
Challenging Balder[]
Agnar came to Asgard to challenge Balder, reported to be a skilled warrior, but Balder denied him his challenge and Agnar was removed from his sight by Volstagg, telling him the story of Balder and using Hogun the Grim as a threat if Agnar wished to harm Balder.[5]
Anyway, Agnar followed Balder when he sought to die by abandoning himself in a desert beyond the Norn Kingdom, intending to deliver himself that fate.Agnar had trouble following the quick Balder, but witnessed him attacking a Giant Sand Devil with a mere stick of wood in order to protect a woman. In that, Agnar saw Balder's bravery. Unable to assist Balder, too much frightened, Agnar threw his sword for the God of Light to defend himself against the beast and allowing him to win.[6]
As Balder disappeared along with the woman he saved by teleporting, Agnar retrieve his sword. He swore he would find Balder again, to offer him his sword in homage. Balder returned in an instant from a meeting with the Norns, riding an horse. As he saw Agnar, he pretended to not recognize him for else than a warrior of Vanaheim, and took him with him to help defend Asgard against an incoming threat. Once in Asgard, Balder left, promising Agnar another meeting.[7]
Retrieving Balder[]
Needing to know the way home from death, Thor send Agnar to retrieve Balder in Nornheim.[8] Karnilla, the queen of the Norns, however, meant to keep Balder by her side, so she had Agnar captured, blasted him with a spell, and put him in the Nornkeep dungeon. There, as he woke up, he lost his ability to speak clearly and couldn't remember how or why he got into his situation. Slowly, he befriended the rats and bats that shared his dungeon cell. One of the bats, that he shared his food with, went and retrieved Balder, who came and freed Agnar. Together, they confronted Karnilla, who restored Agnar's ability to speak with a kiss. Agnar then told Balder the reason he sought him out: his father, Odin, had disappeared. Thor had asked Agnar to fetch Balder to journey into Hel, to free the souls stolen by Hela.[9]
As the two of them reached the boundaries of the Norn realm, they found scorched crops and inhabitants of the realm turned to stone. Travelling back to Nornkeep, they found every guard turned to stone and evidence that there had been an attack by the Frost Giants. Realizing that Karnilla must have been kidnapped and enslaved, the two of them decided to go after the attackers and travel to Jotunheim. Stopping to rest at night, they were approached by Rattusk, who promised to show Balder a secret way into the Frost Giants' castle while Agnar kept watch over their camp. Some time after Agnar fell asleep, he was woken up by Balder, who had returned to tell him the way to the castle. However, when the birds that Balder had spoken to earlier flew away, Agnar realized there was something wrong just before "Balder", actually a shapeshifter, started attacking. Once he killed his attacker, he found the real Balder lying lifelessly close-by.[10]
Only when turning the body on its back, Agnar saw that it wasn't Balder, but Rattusk, wearing the Asgardian's armor. Following Balder's footsteps, Agnar realized that he must be inside the Frost Giants' fortress. He was close to freeing Balder from an arena inside the fortress, when the Frost Giants threatened to kill Karnilla on the spot. Balder surrendered, throwing his sword to Agnar. And though the Frost Giants threatened to kill Karnilla if Agnar didn't surrender as well, Agnar let them know how little he cared for the Norn's life and disappeared with the sword. On his way back to Asgard to warn of the Frost Giants' planned attack, now that Odin was gone, Agnar stopped again at the Nornkeep for supplies. There, he encountered Hogun, who informed him that Balder had been named the new regent of Asgard. Together, they continued to Asgard to warn of the Frost Giants.[11]
Along with Hogun, Agnar returned to Asgard, announcing that the Giants of Jotunheim were waging war against Asgard. He then greeted welcome to the returning Balder. He later opposed Kurse along with Thor, and witnessed "Balder"'s death at his hands, revealed to be Malekith. Kurse was then arrested, Agnar being charged to guard him as he possessed the Laevateinn, able cut any substance.[12]Attributes
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See Also
- 16 appearance(s) of Agnar of Vanaheim (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Agnar of Vanaheim (Earth-616)
- 2 image(s) of Agnar of Vanaheim (Earth-616)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Agnar of Vanaheim (Earth-616)