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I've put Asgard info under Biography as she clearly lived in the Isu realm having a location mentioned after her, Orlog stuff put at Legacy and influence; can't confirm if she was an Isu or not as her mention in Asgard is so very tiny
 
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'''Hel''' was the goddess of [[Helheim]] in [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[Norse mythology|mythology]].
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'''Hel''' was an [[Isu]]{{Cite}}, later revered as the goddess of the underworld and death in [[Helheim]] in [[Norse mythology]].


==Mythology==
==Mythology==
Hel was the personification of the area with the same name as part of [[Niflheim]], living beneath one of the roots of [[Yggdrasil]]. In ''{{Wiki|Heimskringla}}'' it is said she's a daughter of [[Loki]] and [[Aletheia|Angrboda]] and was appointed by [[Odin]] himself to rule here. According to the ''{{Wiki|Prose Edda}}'', Hel played a key role in the attempted resurrection  of [[Baldr]].<ref name="WP">{{WP|Hel (being)}}</ref>
Hel was the personification of the area with the same name as part of [[Helheim]], living beneath one of the roots of [[Yggdrasil]]. In ''[[Heimskringla]]'', it is said she was one of [[Loki]] and [[Aletheia|Angrboða]]'s children alongside her siblings [[Fenrir]] and [[Jörmungandr]], and was appointed by [[Odin]] himself to rule her domain. According to the ''{{Wiki|Prose Edda}}'', Hel played a key role in the attempted resurrection  of [[Baldr]].<ref name="WP">{{WP|Hel (being)}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Havi encountered a man named [[Motull]] at a location named after her, requesting that havi send him to her realm to be reunited with his wife.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Hel's Well]]</ref>
Hel was born in a cave beneath a waterfall just south of the [[Heart of the Wood]] in [[Jötunheimr]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Mistress of the Iron Wood]]</ref> an illegitimate child resulting from Loki's affair with his mistress Angrboða.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]</ref>
[[File: ACV Orlog Hel.png|thumb|125px|Hel's Grip]]
Years later, Havi encountered a member of the ''[[einherjar]]'', a [[human]] named [[Motull]], at a well in [[Asgard]] named after Hel. In despair at being separated from his wife Ronnow, who was taken to Helheim, he requested that Havi send him to Hel's domain in a desperate attempt to be reunited.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Hel's Well]]</ref>


==Legacy and influence==
==Legacy and influence==
Hel had a totem named after her in the popular dice game [[Orlog]]. The piece "Hel's Grip" would heal the caster for every damage dealt with axes. An [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] woman in [[Buckingham]], [[Oxfordshire|Oxenefordscire]] possessed the piece, which she gave to [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] after being defeated.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>
Hel had a totem named after her in the popular dice game [[Orlog]]. The piece "Hel's Grip" would heal the caster for every damage dealt with axes. An [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] woman in [[Buckingham]], [[Oxfordshire|Oxenefordscire]] possessed the piece, which she gave to the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] after being defeated.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACV Hel - Concept Art 1.jpg|Concept art
ACV Hel - Concept Art 2.jpg|Concept art
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1stm}}
**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Forgotten Saga]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Shared History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Norse mythology]]
[[Category:Norse mythology]]
[[Category:Norse deities]]
[[Category:Isu]]
[[Category:Isu heads of state]]
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Hel was an Isu [citation needed] , later revered as the goddess of the underworld and death in Helheim in Norse mythology.

Mythology[edit | edit source]

Hel was the personification of the area with the same name as part of Helheim, living beneath one of the roots of Yggdrasil. In Heimskringla, it is said she was one of Loki and Angrboða's children alongside her siblings Fenrir and Jörmungandr, and was appointed by Odin himself to rule her domain. According to the Prose Edda, Hel played a key role in the attempted resurrection of Baldr.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Hel was born in a cave beneath a waterfall just south of the Heart of the Wood in Jötunheimr,[2] an illegitimate child resulting from Loki's affair with his mistress Angrboða.[3]

Hel's Grip

Years later, Havi encountered a member of the einherjar, a human named Motull, at a well in Asgard named after Hel. In despair at being separated from his wife Ronnow, who was taken to Helheim, he requested that Havi send him to Hel's domain in a desperate attempt to be reunited.[4]

Legacy and influence[edit | edit source]

Hel had a totem named after her in the popular dice game Orlog. The piece "Hel's Grip" would heal the caster for every damage dealt with axes. An Anglo-Saxon woman in Buckingham, Oxenefordscire possessed the piece, which she gave to the Viking Eivor Varinsdottir after being defeated.[5]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Hel (being) on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaMistress of the Iron Wood
  3. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaAnimus Anomalies
  4. Assassin's Creed: ValhallaHel's Well
  5. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

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