I'm back....
Finished "Monarch of the Glen" late last night. Another strange and weird story. I'm going to need to read it again.
We have Grendel and his Mum, a
Huldra and other strange characters.
But, back to the reason I was reading it.
In a dream sequence near the beginning of the story we have the following exchange:
"Hail!" called the men on the deck. "Hail sun-bringer! Hail Baldur!"
The name on Shadow's birth certificate was Balder Moon, but he shook his head. "I am not him," he to them. "I am not the one you are waiting for."
In another dream sequence he speaks to a one-eyed red-bearded man (Thor?):
"Too much time has passed," said the red-bearded man. By the hammer at his side, Shadow knew him. "Too much blood has been spilled. You are of our blood, Baldur. Set us free."
So, where do I stand. The story seems to strongly imply that Shadow is Baldur, but he continues to deny it. So, I guess I still don't know.