In Norse mythology, Forseti is the god of justice. He is the son of the god Balder and his mother is Nanna. Forseti rules in the beautiful palace Glitnir with its pillars of red gold and its roof with inlaid silver, which serves as a court of justice and where all legal disputes are settled. See Myth 12 The Lay of Grimnir.
Although Forseti is one of the twelve leading gods, he is not featured significantly in any of the surviving myths.
Forseti can be compared with the Teutonic god Fosite, who was worshipped on Helgoland.
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As of lately, I have been educating myself on Norse Mythos, its rather different but very interesting. Is there more information over Forseti’s court itself? Did he had beings that assisted him, such going and getting a witness for a trial, or going out and effecting a punishment; sort of like Odin’s Valyries.
Is Forseti a contemporary of Odin and Co? Is so why did he not preside over the case of Hor Vs Baldur?
Forseti is one of the 12 leading gods however, the info is just not there, he only shows up in The Lay of Grimnir briefly.