Niflheim

E73466
location in Norse mythology mythological realm primordial world

Niflheim is the primordial, icy realm of cold and mist in Norse mythology, often associated with darkness, fog, and the origins of cosmic creation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Niflheim canonical 14
Niflheimr 4
Niflhel 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Norse mythology ⓘ
mythological realm ⓘ
primordial world ⓘ
afterlifeFunction abode of some of the dead ⓘ
realm for those who die of sickness or old age in some traditions ⓘ
associatedDeity Hel ⓘ
associatedPlace Helheim ⓘ
associatedWith cold ⓘ
darkness ⓘ
death ⓘ
fog ⓘ
ice ⓘ
mist ⓘ
the underworld ⓘ
contains Hvergelmir ⓘ
many venomous rivers ⓘ
spring Hvergelmir ⓘ
Élivágar rivers ⓘ
contrastedWith Muspelheim ⓘ
cosmicInteraction interacts with Muspelheim in creation myth ⓘ
cosmicOriginRole its icy vapors met Muspelheim’s fire to form Ymir ⓘ
one of the first realms to exist ⓘ
cosmicRole primordial realm of cold and mist ⓘ
cosmologicalPosition located in the north in Norse cosmology ⓘ
one of the primordial worlds in Norse cosmology ⓘ
culture Norse mythology ⓘ
element ice ⓘ
water ⓘ
etymology Old Norse for “world of mist” or “home of mist” ⓘ
etymologyComponent “heimr” meaning “home” or “world” ⓘ
“nifl” meaning “mist” or “darkness” ⓘ
feature freezing winds ⓘ
perpetual cold ⓘ
perpetual darkness ⓘ
thick mists ⓘ
governedBy Hel ⓘ
inhabitedBy frost and rime ⓘ
languageOfName Norse ⓘ
surface form: Old Norse
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
mentionedIn Gylfaginning ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
mythology Norse ⓘ
numberOfRealmsContext one of the Nine Worlds in some traditions ⓘ
opposedTo the warmth and fire of Muspelheim ⓘ
realmType underworld realm in some Norse sources ⓘ
roleInMyth source of icy rivers that helped create the first being Ymir ⓘ
sometimesIdentifiedWith Helheim ⓘ
symbolism symbol of cold, death, and inertia ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norse mythology → featuresPlace → Niflheim ⓘ
Yggdrasil → hasRealm → Niflheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niflheimr
Yggdrasil → hasRootIn → Niflheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niflheimr
Nine Worlds → hasRealm → Niflheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niflheimr
Nine Worlds → lowerRealmIncludes → Niflheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niflheimr
Muspelheim → contrastedWith → Niflheim ⓘ
Helheim → locatedIn → Niflheim ⓘ
Helheim → associatedWith → Niflheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niflhel
Helheim → sometimesEquatedWith → Niflheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niflhel
Hvergelmir → locatedInRealm → Niflheim ⓘ
Níðhöggr → residesIn → Niflheim ⓘ
spring Hvergelmir → locatedIn → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Hvergelmir
spring Hvergelmir → associatedWith → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Hvergelmir
Élivágar rivers → associatedWith → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Élivágar
Élivágar rivers → locatedInMythicCosmosRegion → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Élivágar
"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) → locatedIn → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Helheim
Náströnd → locatedIn → Niflheim ⓘ
gates of Hel → relatedPlace → Niflheim ⓘ
Hel (goddess) → residence → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Hel
Hel (goddess) → banishedTo → Niflheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Hel