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Niflheim ("Land of Mists") is the realm of ice and cold in Norse mythology. It is located north of Ginnungagap and there dwells the hrimthursar (Frost Giants) <This is an error. The frost giants dwell in their own realm: Jotunheim.> and here is also located Hel. The tree Yggdrasill has a root here in the spring Hvergelmir, and it is gnawed away at by the serpent Nidhogg. Image File history File links Circle-contradict. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Niflheim. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... In Norse mythology, Ginnungagap (seeming emptiness or gaping gap) was a vast chasm that existed before the ordering of the world. ... The giants Fafner and Fasolt seize Freyja in Arthur Rackhams illustration to Richard Wagners version of the Norse myths. ... Jotunheim is the world of the giants (two types: rock and frost, collectively called Jotuns) in the Norse Mythology. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Niflheim. ... Yggdrasil In Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil (also Mimameid and Lerad) was the World tree, a gigantic tree (often suggested to be an ash, an interpretation generally accepted in the modern Scandinavian mind), thought to hold all of the different worlds, such as Asgard, Midgard, Utgard and Hel. ... Hvergelmir is the wellspring of cold in Niflheim in Norse mythology. ... Níðhöggr gnaws the roots of Yggdrasill in this illustration from a 17th century Icelandic manuscript. ...

Niflheim is ruled by the goddess Hel, daughter to Loki by the giantess Angrboda, personally appointed by Odin to rule over Niflheim. Hel, also called Hela in some cases, rules over Helheim in addition to this. Half of her body is normal, while the other half is that of a rotting corpse. Possibly, Helheim and Niflheim are the same thing, but this will not fit in with the nine worlds of Norse mythology mentioned in various mythology books. Niflheim is broken into several layers. One level designed for heroes and gods, where Hel would preside over the festivities for them. Another is reserved for the elderly, the sick, and those who are unable to die gloriously in battle and enter Valhalla. The lowest level resembles the Christian version of Hell^{[citation needed]}, where the wicked are forced to live forever. In Norse mythology, Hel (sometimes Anglicized or Latinized as Hela) is the queen of Hel, the Norse underworld. ... It has been suggested that Loki and the dwarfs be merged into this article or section. ... Angrboda (Old Norse Angrboða Harm-foreboding) appears in Norse Mythology as a giantess. ... [[Media:Media:Example. ... In Norse mythology, Hel (sometimes Anglicized or Latinized as Hela) is the queen of Hel, the Norse underworld. ... In Norse mythology, Hel (sometimes Anglicized or Latinized as Hela) is the queen of Hel, the Norse underworld. ... Helgardh, also known as Hel (house of mists), shares a name with the goddess who rules it. ... Norse cosmology, as it is described in Norse mythology, recognizes the existence of multiple worlds and the World Tree Yggdrasill. ... “Valhall” redirects here. ... Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is an afterlife of suffering where the wicked or unrighteous dead are punished. ...

	Norse mythology
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	Sources: Poetic Edda | Prose Edda | The Sagas | Volsung Cycle | Tyrfing Cycle | Rune stones | Old Norse language | Orthography | Later influence
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See also

• Nibelheim

Some say that Hel (realm) is a subworld of Niflheim. This is heavily debated. Nibelheim may be Niflheim, a region in Germanic and Norse mythology, for example in Richard Wagners Ring Cycle a town based in video game Final Fantasy VII. It is where the main character (Cloud Strife) and his best friend (Tifa Lockheart) where both born and raised. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Niflheim. ...

Other References

• In the Namco RPG Tales of Symphonia, Niflheim is an optional level one can play after a certain point late in the game. It is very difficult, and is reliant on your ability to keep fire energy, thus making reference to the Norse idea of Niflheim being a cold and dark place.
• In the Gravity Corp. MMORPG Ragnarok Online, Nifflheim is a realm of the dead which contains myriad undead and demon monsters. It is accessed through Umbala Dungeon level 3; Hvergelmir's Fountain.
• The symphonic metal band Therion has a song called Niflheim on the album Secret of the Runes.
• In an episode of Johnny Bravo, Johnny aquires the powers of Thor and is sent to fight a frost giant in Niffleheim, described as "a dark realm where no one has anything nice to say about anybody"
• In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart's home town is called Nibelheim. The true history of the place seems to be shrouded in mystery.