Note 8 — PREFACE BY THE TRANSLATOR.
William Edward Frye translation
Respecting the tragic opera of Balder by Œhlenschläger, which I have also translated, Sneedorf Birch says:
“The mythe of Balder is one of the most beautiful and sublime poetical compositions, whose equal is not to be found in the Greek or Roman mythology, or perhaps in that of any other people. This mythe has besides furnished the subject of one of the finest masterpieces in the Danish literature, namely, the drama of “Balder the Good,” by Œhlenschläger.”