Nástrǫnd

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Nástrǫnd (Old Norse 'shore of death', see also NA) is a mythological place mentioned in the Vǫluspá. Far from the sun there is a hall with its gate facing north. From its roof drops poison and snakes curl in it.

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References

  1. Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)