Helheimr

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Helheimr (Old Norse helheimr = 'realm of the dead') is one of The Nine Worlds in the Old Norse mythology. It is the realm of the goddess Hel and of the dead. It is not a place of punishment but simply a residence of the dead.

People who have died on land of illness or of old age are admitted (the drowned belong to Rán and the fallen in battle to Óðinn). Once in Helheimr, the dead can never leave again. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Lars Magnar Enoksen: Norrøne guder og myter (2008)