Hel is the goddess of death, destruction, and the afterlife in Norse mythology. She is the daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboða, and the sister of Jörmungandr and Fenrir.
Biography
Hel lives in the world of Helheim, and her hall is called Ejundnir (meaning "Sleet-cold"). She cares for the ones that have died of age or sickness and sends "wolfish murderers," "men who seduce another's faithful wife," and oath-breakers to Nástrand where the lindworm Nidhögg dwells. Half her body is that of a pale woman, the other is corpse-blue and practically rotten. When the Swedish king Dyggvi died, Hel made love to his corpse and took him as her concubine in Helheim.
In Vikings
The Seer tells Lagertha that the shadows that haunt her dreams comes from "Hel's hall." Hel also appears in a single frame during the opening credits, when the thunder rolls.
King Horik compares King Ecbert's two-facedness to Hel. Rafarta accuses Floki of having taken the expedition to the land of Loki and that Hel lives in the hot springs of Flokalundur.
Description
- Symbols: skull, red rose, rake, broom
- Animals: Garm (her guard dog), black mare, Hell Hounds
- Colors: black, white, gray, green, dark blue
- Runes: Ear, Raido, Hagalaz, Othala, Hagall
- Offerings: apple, bones, dried roses, black and white candles
- Time to Honor: Samhain (End of Autumn), Day of the Dead, Wednesdays
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