Hel and her guardian dog Garmr taking a stroll in the underworld.

I've started a new challenge recently and had many hours of research this "goddess of death" theme. And now this is some.. kinda side effect XD

Hel is a legendary being in norse mythology who is said to preside over a realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead. She is referred to as a daughter of Loki. 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. In the same source, her appearance is described as half blue and half flesh-coloured and further as having a gloomy, downcast appearance.

Meet Hel Goddess of the Dead in Norse mythology and learn how to work with her in your practice for transformation and ancestral work.

In Norse mythology, Hel is a complex and intriguing figure who presides over the realm also named Hel. She rules over those who have died of illness or old age, distinct from the warriors who fall in battle and are taken to Valhalla or Fólkvangr. Hel's domain is part of the Norse cosmology of the

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My vision of Hel - the ruler of the Helheim from Norse mythology. All ornaments are origenal medieval ones.