Hel
See also: hel
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).
Proper noun
Hel
- (religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.
- (religion, Norse mythology) The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).
Synonyms
- (realm of the unheroic dead): Helheim
Translations
goddess of the realm of the dead
realm of the dead
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Further reading
Hel (being) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hel (location) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Fólkvangr on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Valhalla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Hel