Hel

See also: hel

English

A depiction of Hel by Johannes Gehrts, 1889

Alternative forms

Hela, Hell

Etymology

From Old Norse. Cognate with the English word 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

Danish: Hel
French: Hel (fr) f

Spanish: Hela f

realm of the dead

Danish: Hel

Further reading

Hel (being) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hel (location) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Fólkvangr on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Valhalla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

LHE, LHe

Danish

Proper noun

Hel

Hel (goddess)
Hel (realm)

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