Hel//{Mild NSFW Warning} Rewards Here (Patreon)

Hel, ruler of the land of the dead (Niflheim, also sometimes called Helheim), where she rules over the souls who did not die in battle.  Although she is commonly referred to as a goddess of the dead in modern texts, Hel was more giantess then goddess, being one of the three children of Loki and the giant Angrboda.  

Hel’s relatively unthreatening nature is likely why she was not punished as harshly as her family members. While her father and brothers were all bound, Hel was sent to a far-off realm to be a ruler.

In reading about Hel, I started to imagine her as a little more gentle then some of the other gods.  Perhaps being a bit shy and most comfortable tending to the dead in her icy realm.  

According to some sources she also had a hell hound named Garmr.  It is speculated that Garmr could be identical to Fenrir, but for this interpretation, I'm going to go ahead and say that Garmr is just Hel's personal helhound companion since I imagine Fenrir would be MUCH larger.

I hope you like her!  I feel like I was really able to get into a flow with this piece finally, which is nice, but of course that means I'm going to bed very late tonight!  Woops!  

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