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In Norse mythology, Hel is the queen of the realm of the dead. Every single person who dies from an illness, age, or is considered a coward or dishonorable by the Gods and Goddesses will end up in her realm called Helheim. This in relation to the Viking Age, meant if you didn’t die in battle you would simply just go to Hel. Hel is a jötunn, and she is the daughter of the trickster Loki and the giantess Angrboda. She has two siblings, the world serpent also known as Jörmungandr, and the wolf Fenrir. They have no relationship with each other and roam in separate places in the world. Her appearance is described as being half flesh-colored, just like a living human being and half blue. Her personality traits are described as threatening, harsh, and cruel. It was Odin the chief of the Aesir who threw Hel down from the sky into the depths of the underworld. Then she made the underworld into her own realm and crowned herself Queen of Helheim. Helheim is surrounded by a tall fence, and the river Élivágar flows right next to the entrance. The gates of Helheim are called Nágrindr, or Corpse-gates, and they are located in Gnipahellir, or the Gnipa cave, where the dog named Garmr, which translates to Hellhound, is howling every time new people arrive. Hel has a huge hall, and inside her hall, everything has names associated with misfortunes. For instance, her dining table is called “hunger”, and the knives are called “starvation”. In her bedroom, her bed is called “sick-bed”, encapsulated with curtains called “misfortune”.
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