http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/mistletoe-the-golden-bough/ A blog about woodland activities, outdoor skills and conservation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/mistletoe-the-golden-bough/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Hallvord Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:34:10 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/plants-flowers/mistletoe-the-golden-bough/#comment-1008 Sounds like this version of the legend has been somewhat modified to "explain" the kissing custom - the Wikipedia entry has the original Norse version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr There is no happy ending - and no kissing. Sounds like this version of the legend has been somewhat modified to “explain” the kissing custom – the Wikipedia entry has the original Norse version:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr
There is no happy ending – and no kissing.

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