Baldur

22:51 Baldur is the villain of God of War (2018): a mysterious immortal known first only as the Stranger, who attacks Kratos and Atreus and is revealed as the Norse god of light, Freya's son (SVG). Jeremy Davies won Performer at the BAFTA Games Awards 2019, credited as The Stranger. His death at Kratos's hands sets off Fimbulwinter, the winter before God of War Ragnarok. God of War Laufey, due on PS5 on May 20, 2027, opens at Faye's pyre, the first scene of the same 2018 game.

This page reveals the ending of God of War (2018).

Quick facts

Sources: SVG, Aug 7, 2019; BAFTA; TheWrap, Feb 24, 2026.

Who is the Stranger in God of War?

The Stranger is Baldur, the Norse god of light and son of Freya, Odin's former wife (SVG). He hunts Kratos and Atreus on their journey to scatter Faye's ashes; the fights against him are listed on God of War (2018) Bosses.

Baldur's curse

24:21 Freya, his mother, cast a spell that made Baldur invulnerable to every living thing except mistletoe, and the same spell left him unable to feel anything (SVG). At the end, Atreus's arrow, tipped with mistletoe from the dwarf Sindri, pierces him and breaks the protection; Baldur turns on Freya, and Kratos breaks his neck to save her. Freya takes his body and vows revenge, and his death begins Fimbulwinter, the three-year winter before Ragnarok. The story is told in full on God of War (2018) Story.

After his death

2:27 In Ragnarok, PlayStation writes, "it has been a few winters since her son Baldur died at Kratos' hand", and Freya is set on vengeance. In the clip, GameSpot's review explains how Baldur's death weighs on Kratos and Atreus. One of PlayStation's Ragnarok images shows Freya and Baldur together beside a great tree.

Who plays Baldur?

Jeremy Davies, who won the 2019 BAFTA for Performer over three of his own castmates, Danielle Bisutti, Sunny Suljic and Christopher Judge (BAFTA). BAFTA credits him as The Stranger, the name the game first gives Baldur. In the Prime Video God of War TV Series, Ed Skrein plays Baldur (TheWrap); Amazon describes him as "Charismatic, unpredictable and armed with a razor-sharp tongue".

Frequently asked questions

Who is Baldur in God of War? Baldur is the Stranger of God of War (2018), the Norse god of light and Freya's son, who hunts Kratos and Atreus and is killed by Kratos at the end of the game.

Why can't Baldur feel anything? In God of War (2018), Baldur's mother Freya cast a spell that made him invulnerable to everything but mistletoe, and it also left him unable to feel.

Who voices Baldur in God of War? Jeremy Davies plays the Stranger, Baldur, in God of War (2018), and won the 2019 BAFTA for Performer for the role.

Is Baldur in God of War Ragnarok? Baldur is dead by the time of God of War Ragnarok; his death drives Freya's hunt for Kratos at its start.

Sources

• We Finally Understand The Ending Of God Of War, SVG (Nathan Simmons), Aug 7, 2019
• Games Awards 2019, BAFTA
• God of War Ragnarök, PlayStation
• Prime Video's 'God of War' Casts Ed Skrein as Villain Baldur, TheWrap (Kayla Cobb), Feb 24, 2026
• God of War Prime Video series: Cast, plot, release date, and more, Amazon (Tyler Greenawalt), Feb 16, 2026
• The Complete GOD OF WAR Timeline Explained!, GameSpot, Sep 26, 2022 (video)
• God of War Ragnarok Review, GameSpot, Nov 3, 2022 (video)