Helheim
Realm of dead
Helheim is the realm of the dead in Norse mythology, ruled by the goddess Hel.
It was the destination for those who died of illness or old age rather than in battle—warriors went to Valhalla instead.
The name literally means "home of Hel" and appears in various Norse sagas and the Eddas.
In modern usage, Helheim appears frequently in fantasy literature, video games, and media drawing on Norse themes.
Norse end of days
Asgard · Midgard · Jotunheim · Bifrost · Valhalla · Valkyries · Fimbulwinter
Realm of the departed
- netherworldRealm of the dead
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- domainArea of control
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
halls · threshold · descent · journey · crossing · barrier · entrance · passage
Brought shame upon
- ingloriousShameful, without renown
- sicknessBodily disorder or disease
- old-ageAdvanced years of life
- soulsImmaterial human essences
shades · spirits · deceased · departed · pale · lifeless · forgotten · unheroic
Reasoned decision-making capacity
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinationIntended arrival point
- resting-placeSite of repose
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
permanence · finality · inescapable · one-way · irreversible · doom · sentence · consignment
Ragnarok
Norse end of days
Fenrir · Asgard · Midgard · Jotunheim · Bifrost · Valhalla · Valkyries · Fimbulwinter
underworld
Realm of the departed
- netherworldRealm of the dead
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- domainArea of control
gates · halls · threshold · descent · journey · crossing · barrier · entrance · passage · cold
dishonored
Brought shame upon
- ingloriousShameful, without renown
- sicknessBodily disorder or disease
- old-ageAdvanced years of life
souls · shades · spirits · deceased · departed · pale · lifeless · forgotten · unheroic · cowardly
judgment
Reasoned decision-making capacity
- fatePredetermined course of events
- destinationIntended arrival point
- resting-placeSite of repose
eternity · permanence · finality · inescapable · one-way · irreversible · doom · sentence · consignment · reception
HelheimParadise
Realm of eternal bliss
Heaven · Elysium · Elysian Fields · Summerland · Nirvana