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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 | 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 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 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> | ||
==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> | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 18:40, 14 February 2021
Hel was the goddess of Helheim in Norse 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 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
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.[2]
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-Saxon woman in Buckingham, Oxenefordscire possessed the piece, which she gave to Eivor Varinsdottir after being defeated.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
Hel (being) on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Hel's Well
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla