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He was considered the wisest and most eloquent of gods of Asgard. In contrast to his fellow-god Tyr that presided over bloody affairs of carnal law , domain of Forseti was resolving disputes by mediation. He sat in his hall, dispensing justice to those who sought it and was said to always provide a solution that all parties saw as fair. He was the gentlest of gods and favored peace so all judged by him could live in safety as long as they upheld the sentence. If they weren't, they were sure to be swept dead by Forseti's righteous rage. Forseti was so respected that most solemn oaths were uttered to his name.
He is not mentioned as combatant at Ragnarok so it is assumed that as god of peace he abstained from battle.
Forseti (sometimes referred to as Fosite) center of worship was Heligoland. According to legend, once twelve Asegeir or old ones that wandered all the Scandinavia gathering local laws. They wanted to get the best laws from all the tribes and compile them into one set of laws applicable to all of them, thus uniting them in peace.
It is said that after gathering laws from all the region, they embarked on sea voyage to remote place where they could safely discuss the compilation process. However, a vicious storm arose and while on mercy of sea they summoned the name of Forseti to save them from peril. After that they noticed that 13. person appeared in boat and he safely led the boat to empty island. There he split earth and spring formed. Then he dictated the unified code of laws that merged all the best regulations of various local laws and suddenly vanished.
The island became a place of worship to Forseti and spring was its holy place. It was very respected in Nordic lands and none dare to make a raid there in fear of shameful death that would send them to kingdom of Hel rather than to ValhallaFor other uses see Valhalla (disambiguation). In Nordic mythology, Valhalla ("Hall of the slain") is Odin's hall, the home for those slain gloriously in battle, who are welcomed by Bragi and escorted to Valhalla by the Valkyries. It has five hundred and f. It was so holy that all the fight and bloodshed was barred there. All major legal assemblies gathered there. The disputes were undertaken in lightLight is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye, or in a more general sense, any electromagnetic radiation in the range from infrared to ultraviolet. The three basic dimensions of light (and of all electromagnetic radiation of the day only and never in winter as it was believed that darknessDarkness is the absence of light. As a metaphor, it is also the lack of knowledge (ignorance). It is also associated with mystery and with unknown things. In Western tradition, darkness is also associated with evil, evil entities (such as demons or Satan) was anathema to truth and just resolve.
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