In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Hel is described as having been appointed by the god Odin as ruler of a realm of the same name, located in Niflheim.

The downward slope may indicate that the rider is traveling towards the realm of the dead and the woman with the scepter may be a female ruler of that realm, corresponding to Hel.

" Davidson adds that " yet this is not the impression given in the account of Hermod's ride to Hel later in Gylfaginning ( 49 )" and points out that here Hel " with authority as ruler of the underworld " and that from her realm " gifts are sent back to Frigg and Fulla by Balder's wife Nanna as from a friendly kingdom.

* Helreginn, a jötunn whose name means " ruler over Hel "

Snorri writes that Hel was cast down into Hel by Odin who " made her ruler over Nine Worlds.

The Old Norse word Hel is the same as today's English Hell, and as a proper noun, Hel was the ruler of Hel.

* Hel ( being ), ruler of Hel, the location in Anglo-Saxon ( Germanic ) and Norse mythology

In the course of events evoked by Loki's machinations, Danielle eventually replaces Hela, who is destroyed during the ensuing conflict, as the ruler of Hel, with her teammate Magik serving as a liaison between the underworld and Asgard afterwards.

She eventually replaces the Enchantress as Asgard's supreme sorceress and assumes a secondary role as liaison between her teammate Danielle, the new ruler of Hel, and Asgard.

" The Dark " or " Misty Hel ") This realm is roughly analogous to Greek Tartarus.

Female deities also play heavily into the Norse concept of death, where half of those slain in battle enter Freyja's field Fólkvangr, Hel receives the dead in her realm of the same name, and Rán receives those who die at sea.

In Norse mythology, Hel is a being who presides over a realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead.

The Prose Edda details that Hel rules over vast mansions, her servants in her underworld realm, and as playing a key role in the attempted resurrection of the god Baldr.

In the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, Hel's realm is referred to as the " Halls of Hel.

A depiction of a young Hel ( center ) being led to the assignment of her realm, while her brother Fenrir is led forward ( left ) and Jörmungandr ( right ) is about to be cast by Odin ( 1906 ) by Lorenz Frølich.

" High details that in this realm Hel has " great Mansions " with extremely high walls and immense gates, a hall called Éljúðnir, a dish called " Hunger ," a knife called " Famine ," the servant Ganglati ( Old Norse " lazy walker "), the serving-maid Ganglöt ( also " lazy walker "), the entrance threshold " Stumbling-block ," the bed " Sick-bed ," and the curtains " Gleaming-bale.

If it is Hel she is presumably greeting the dying Baldr as he comes to her realm.

When Sigurðr's funeral pyre was aflame, she threw herself upon it – thus they passed on together to the realm of Hel.

: As for Hel, ... Odin sent her down into the realm of mist and darkness, Niflheim.

Properly, Niflhel is the lowest level of Hel where the evil dead suffer torment, whereas Niflheimr is the primordeal realm of icy mist, yet some early manuscripts consistently confuse these two names.

Helheimr: World of Hel ( the realm of the dead )

He in turn moved into the apartment of the mathematician Hel Braun in the same neighborhood ; though they never married, their relationship was equivalent to marriage.

She mocked him, but Hagbard answered, " I will drink a last toast, and I take the horn of death with the same hand as with the one I sent your two sons to the goddess Hel.

In the Heimskringla book Ynglinga saga, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, Hel is referred to, though never by name.

The final stanza of the poem contains a mention of Hel, though not by name:

Pollock shortened the film dramatically, altered its inter-titles and removed all references to the character of Hel ( as the name sounded too similar to the English word Hell ), thereby removing Rotwang's original motivation for creating his robot.

In Norse mythology, Hel, the location, shares a name with Hel, a female figure associated with the location.

Like the name Hades ( or the Norse Hel, for that matter ), " Orcus " could also mean the land of the dead.

* Hela, the German name for Hel, Poland

Similarly, the name of the underground civilisation in She, known as Kôr, derives from Norse mythological romance, where the " deathbed " of the goddess Hel is called Kör and means " disease " in Old Norse.

The eleven rivers traditionally associated with the Élivágar include the Svöl, Gunnthrá, Fjörm, Fimbulthul, Slíd, Hríd, Sylgr, Ylgr, Víd, Leiptr and Gjöll ( which flows closest to the gate of Hel and is spanned by the bridge Gjallarbrú ), although many other additional rivers are mentioned by name in both Eddas.

The band changed their name to Þeyr and released the debut album in December 1980 with the title Þagað í Hel which contained some lyrics written by Hilmar Örn.

Whoever agreed was to offer Hel a ransom in exchange for Baldr's return to Asgard.

Whoever agreed was to offer Hel a ransom in exchange for Baldr's return to Asgard.

Odin rides to Hel and awakens a seeress, who tells him Höðr will kill Baldr but Vali will avenge him ( stanzas 9, 11 ).

After a long journey, Hermóðr arrives in Hel, meets with Hel and pleads for the return of Baldr on behalf of Frigg.

Hel gives the condition that all things must weep for Baldr if Baldr will be returned to Asgard.

The Æsir then sent forth messengers to all things to have them weep for Baldr, so that he may return from Hel.

The goddess Frigg asks who among the Æsir will earn " all her love and favour " by riding to Hel, the location, to try to find Baldr, and offer Hel herself a ransom.

The next morning, Hermóðr begs Hel to allow Baldr to ride home with him, and tells her about the great weeping the Æsir have done upon Baldr's death.

Hel says the love people have for Baldr that Hermóðr has claimed must be tested, stating:

Later in the chapter, after the female jötunn Þökk refuses to weep for the dead Baldr, she responds in verse, ending with " let Hel hold what she has.

In chapter 5 of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Hel is mentioned in a kenning for Baldr (" Hel's companion ").

Two of the figures are understood to be Baldr and Odin while both Loki and Hel have been proposed as candidates for the third figure.

An 18th century Prose Edda manuscript illustration featuring Hermóðr upon Sleipnir ( left ), Baldr ( upper right ), and Hel ( lower right ).

In Baldr draumar, Odin has awoken a deceased völva in Hel, and questions her repeatedly about his son Baldr's bad dreams.

An 18th century Prose Edda manuscript illustration featuring Hermóðr upon Sleipnir ( left ), Baldr ( upper right ), and Hel ( lower right ).

After Hermóðr's pleas to Hel to return Baldr are accepted under a condition, Hermóðr and Baldr retrace their path backward and return to Asgard.

In Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Baldr goes to Hel upon death and subsequently Hermóðr uses Sleipnir to attempt to retrieve him.

In Baldrs draumar, Odin rides to the edge of Hel to investigate nightmares Baldr has had.

Hermóðr, described as Baldr's brother in this source, sets out to Hel on horseback to retrieve the deceased Baldr.

There Hermóðr sees Baldr sitting in a " seat of honor " and Hermóðr spends a night in Hel.

The following day, Hermóðr presses Hel, the being, to allow Baldr to leave.