Hel (Realm) – Mythopedia Hel was the lowest of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology, resting place of the vast majority of the dead Ruled by the cold and uncaring goddess Hel, when Ragnarök came, she would unleash the dead upon the living
Loki – Mythopedia Loki was the ultimate trickster among the Norse gods, a shapeshifter whose wily deceptions sowed chaos among his people He survived the fallout of his pranks thanks to his wit and cunning
Baldur – Mythopedia Hel agreed to Baldur’s release, but only on the condition that all things first weep for him Hermod rushed back with the news, and the Aesir quickly began sending messengers out to spread the word They approached humans and animals, trees and plants, and even inanimate objects such as rocks and stones All wept for Baldur
Nine Realms – Mythopedia The Nine Realms, or worlds, were the geographical building blocks of Norse cosmology Each realm was located on Yggdrasil, the world tree, and only the most intrepid gods and mortals could travel between them
Niflheim – Mythopedia Niflheim was the Norse realm of ice and cold that, along with fiery Muspelheim, created the giant Ymir, whose body became the world It also housed Buri, ancestor of the gods, and Audumla, the sacred cow
Frigg – Mythopedia Frigg was the Norse goddess of motherhood and fertility, and possibly the namesake of Friday Wife of Odin, she was the undisputed queen of the gods and best known for her fierce dedication to her children
Poetic Edda: Helreith Brynhildar (Full Text) - Mythopedia The little Helreith Brynhildar immediately follows the “short” Sigurth lay in the Codex Regius, being linked to it by the brief prose note; the heading, “Brynhild’s Ride on Hel-Way,” stands just before the first stanza
Asgard – Mythopedia Asgard was one of the Nine Realms of Norse mythology, home of the mighty Aesir gods and resting place of humans who died in battle It was connected to Midgard, where humanity dwelled, by a rainbow bridge called Bifrost
Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia All the champions of Hel follow Loki; and the Sons of Múspell shall have a company by themselves, and it shall be very bright The field Vígrídr is a hundred leagues wide each way “When these tidings come to pass, then shall Heimdallr rise up and blow mightily in the Gjallar-Horn, and awaken all the gods; and they shall hold council together
Cerberus – Mythopedia Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes