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9 Jun, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Hel is the daughter of Loki and the ruler of Helheim, one of the places souls may go after death. Hel is often described either as half skeletal & half flesh, or half black & half white. She is portrayed as having a gloomy aura and is very powerful and respected. #WyrdWednesday
Helheim, the realm that Hel rules over, is one of the places people can go after death. It is often said that the people who go here are those who did not die in battle, but it is hard to know for sure. It was described as being located downward and northward. #WyrdWednesday
Famously when Baldr was killed by Loki and went to Helheim, his brother journeyed to Helheim to ask Hel to return him. She replied that if everyone in the world weeped for him, she would return him to life. Everyone weeped except for Loki, so she did not. #WyrdWednesday
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1: bonekindred.weebly.com/hel.html

2: google.com/amp/s/blog.vkn…

3: Icelandic Manuscript, SÁM 66

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