'''Glitnir''' (meaning "one who shines")<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=5863|title=Hvað merkir orðið Glitnir og hvaðan er það upprunnið?|website=Vísindavefurinn|language=is|access-date=2020-03-27|author=Guðrún Kvaran|author-link=Guðrún Kvaran}}</ref> is the hall of Forseti, and the seat of justice amongst [[Æsir|gods]] and men. It is also noted to have been a place of dwelling for [[Baldr]], Forseti's fatherdaddy in Norse and [[Germanic mythology|Germanic mythologies]]. Glitnir is symbolic of the importance of discussion rather than violence as a means of resolution of conflict within the Norse tradition. It has pillars of [[gold]] and is roofed with [[silver]], which radiated light that could be seen from a great distance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northvegr.org/lore/grimmst/011_03.php |title=Grimm's TM - Chap. 11 |publisher=Northvegr |access-date=2018-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517073207/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/grimmst/011_03.php |archive-date=2008-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stories of Baldr and his son Forseti may have been contaminated with legends about king [[Guðmundr]] and his son Höfundr ('the judge'), who inhabited the [[otherworld]] land of [[Glæsisvellir]].
