Underworld ยท Norse world
Hel
The Norse underworld ruler whose realm receives many who do not die in battle.
Legend File
Hel is both a being and the name attached to her realm, a cold underworld for many of the dead outside heroic battle fame. Daughter of Loki in medieval Norse sources, she embodies death as administration rather than frenzy. Her threshold is quiet, grim, and difficult to bargain with.
Source Framing
Old Norse mythology in Eddic and medieval Icelandic sources around Hel: Loki and Angrboda's daughter, sister of Fenrir and Jormungandr, ruler and namesake of the underworld realm receiving many non-battle dead.
