 The goddess Frigg asks who among the Æsir will earn "all her love and favour" by riding to Hel, the location, to try to find Baldr, and offer Hel herself a ransom.The god Hermóðr volunteers and sets off upon the eight-legged horse Sleipnir to Hel.Hermóðr arrives in Hel's hall, finds his brother Baldr there, and stays the night.