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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'' – [[ | 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> | ||
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 in 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> | 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 in 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> | ||
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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
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]
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 in Helheim, he requested that Havi send him to Hel's domain in a desperate attempt to be reunited.[4]
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.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
References
- ↑
Hel (being) on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mistress of the Iron Wood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Hel's Well
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla