Vikingarnas hel

What Kind of Place Was Hel? The names of Hel and Hell, the Christian realm of eternal suffering ruled over by Satan, come from the same root in the Proto-Germanic language, which is an ancestor of both Old Norse and, by way of Old English, modern English. 1 helheim 2 Hel (from Old Norse: hel, lit. 'underworld') is a female being in Norse mythology who is said to preside over an underworld realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead. Hel is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century. 3 nordisk mytologi gudar 4 The Old Norse term "hel" refers to both the goddess Hel and the realm of the dead which she governs. It is posited that the Old English term "hell" and the Old Norse term "hel" originate from a common source, both deriving from the same Proto-Germanic word. Nevertheless, it is vital to underline that the Norse conceptualization of Hel and the. 5 Hel (Old Norse Hel, “Hidden” [1]) is a giantess and/or goddess who rules over the identically-named Hel, the underworld where many of the dead dwell. Her name’s meaning of “Hidden” surely has to do with the underworld and the dead being “hidden” or buried beneath the ground. 6 In opposition to Hel's realm, which was a subterranean realm of the dead, it appears that Valhalla was located somewhere in the heavens. Valhalla is presented primarily as an abode for deceased men, with the principal female figures being the valkyries who gather the fallen warriors on the battlefield and bring them to Odin's hall, where they. 7 nordisk gudinna tre bokstäver 8 Hel var en gestalt i den fornnordiska mytologin. 9 Trädets grenar sträcker sig ut över hela världen och dess rötter till olika delar – en går till Midgård, där människorna bor, en sträcker sig till Utgård, där. 10
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