Freyr... put it this way, and whether or not you like him there's some truth to it that's undeniable. They're people. Whatever they are, they've got emotions, wants, goals, personalities and weaknesses. I'd call Baldr a childish bully, like some scared kid showing he's in charge by beating people up, just to avoid thinking about his problems. Every one of them is like a regular person, only with the powers of eternity at their fingertips.

That's always been one of the scary things about the old gods. They're basically people with lightning bolts in their hands, and people can do some horrible things. If my other half could laugh, walking someone off a building to see what they look like when they landed, who's to say that these gods are any different or better? Hell, they started with kidnapping. I'd assume they're worse.