- 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
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