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In Norse mythology, Breiðablik (often Anglicized Breidablik) is the home of Baldr in Asgard where he lives with his wife Nanna. According to both Grímnismál and Gylfaginning, Breidablik is the fairest of dwellings where nothing evil or unclean can exist.

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