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"Odin Rides to Hel" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood. Hel (Old Norse: ) is an afterlife location in Norse mythology and paganism.It is ruled over by a being of the same name, Hel.In late Icelandic sources, varying descriptions of Hel are given and various figures are described as being buried with items that will facilitate their journey to Hel after their death [citation needed].
In the standardized Old Norse orthography, the name was spelled Nástrǫnd, which in 11th century Old West Norse was pronounced [ˈnɑːˌstrɔnd]. In Modern Icelandic the letter 'ǫ' is replaced by ö, and Náströnd is pronounced [ˈnauˌstrœnt].
On the other hand, the IPA (being designed to represent sounds from any language in the world) is not as intuitive for those chiefly familiar with English orthography, for whom this respelling system is likely to be easier for English words and names. So, while the IPA is the required form of representing pronunciation, respelling remains optional.
The Old Norse name Hel is identical to the name of the location over which she rules. It stems from the Proto-Germanic feminine noun *haljō-'concealed place, the underworld' (compare with Gothic halja, Old English hel or hell, Old Frisian helle, Old Saxon hellia, Old High German hella), itself a derivative of *helan-'to cover > conceal, hide' (compare with OE helan, OF hela, OS helan, OHG helan).
In Norse mythology, Éljúðnir (sometimes Anglicized to Eljudnir) is Hel's hall located in Niflheim as described in chapter 34 of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda in the book Gylfaginning. The name Éljúðnir [ˈeːlˌjuːðnez̠] is Old Norse and means "sprayed with snowstorms" or "damp with sleet or rain". [1] The hall is only mentioned in ...
The name "Galm" is a mistransliteration of "Garmr" into English due to the singular liquid phoneme in the Japanese language. Garmr appears as a boss fight in the 2017 video game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and 2022's God of War Ragnarök .
Hel Peninsula Hel Peninsula as seen from Władysławowo Wooden house from circa 1850, now a restaurant Kitesurfing, Hel Peninsula Seal at the Oceanography Institute. Hel Peninsula (Polish pronunciation: ⓘ; Polish: Mierzeja Helska, Półwysep Helski; Kashubian: Hélskô Sztremlëzna; German: Halbinsel Hela or Putziger Nehrung) is a 35-kilometre-long (22 mi) sand bar peninsula in northern ...
Hermóðr rides to Hel on Sleipnir. He meets Hel and Baldr. From the 18th century Icelandic manuscript NKS 1867 4to. Hermóðr (Old Norse: [ˈhermˌoːðz̠], "war-spirit"; [1] anglicized as Hermod) is a figure in Norse mythology, a son of the god Odin and brother of Baldr.