Helheim

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location in Norse mythology mythological location realm of the dead underworld realm

Helheim is the cold, misty underworld realm in Norse mythology ruled by the goddess Hel, where many of the dead reside.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Helheim canonical 10
underworld realm of Hel 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Norse mythology ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ
underworld realm ⓘ
accessedBy Gjöll bridge ⓘ
associatedAnimal Garmr ⓘ
associatedWith Niflheim ⓘ
surface form: Niflhel
associatedWithConcept afterlife ⓘ
punishment ⓘ
resting place of the dead ⓘ
connectedToEvent death of Baldr ⓘ
contrastedWith Fólkvangr ⓘ
Valhalla ⓘ
cosmologicalRole one of the realms of the Norse cosmos ⓘ
describedAs cold ⓘ
dark ⓘ
gloomy ⓘ
misty ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Hel (goddess) ⓘ
etymology "Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) ⓘ
governedBy laws of Hel ⓘ
guardedBy Móðguðr ⓘ
hasFeature gates of Hel ⓘ
poisonous valleys ⓘ
Élivágar rivers ⓘ
surface form: river Gjöll
hasSubregion Náströnd ⓘ
Éljúðnir ⓘ
influenced later depictions of Hell in modern media ⓘ
languageOfName Old Norse ⓘ
locatedIn Niflheim ⓘ
mentionedIn Baldrs draumar ⓘ
Gylfaginning ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
Vafþrúðnismál ⓘ
moralAssociation destination for those not chosen by Odin or Freyja ⓘ
mythology Norse mythology ⓘ
primaryInhabitants the dead ⓘ
those who die of sickness or old age ⓘ
realmOf Hel (goddess) ⓘ
relatedConcept Germanic afterlife beliefs ⓘ
ruler Hel ⓘ
sometimesEquatedWith Niflheim ⓘ
surface form: Niflhel
visitedBy Baldr ⓘ
Hermóðr ⓘ
Nanna ⓘ
Odin ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Norse mythology → featuresPlace → Helheim ⓘ
Hel → rulesOver → Helheim ⓘ
Hel → residesIn → Helheim ⓘ
Niflheim → associatedPlace → Helheim ⓘ
Niflheim → sometimesIdentifiedWith → Helheim ⓘ
Éljúðnir → locatedIn → Helheim ⓘ
Éljúðnir → associatedWith → Helheim ⓘ
gates of Hel → partOf → Helheim ⓘ
gates of Hel → marksBoundaryOf → Helheim ⓘ
Hel (goddess) → residence → Helheim ⓘ
subject surface form: Hel
Gjöll bridge → realmAccess → Helheim ⓘ
this entity surface form: underworld realm of Hel