Pre-Christian Religions of the North: Sources

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Pre-Christian Religions of the North: Sources

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Hel

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Hel, female guardian of the underworld and/or place where the dead live -- Heil 16/6, Sól 37/1, 38/4, 67/4

The underworld; or the being who rules over it. -- ÞjóðA Sex 16/7

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Hel

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Griðamál (Grettis Saga) Hanging and Hel (Erfidrápa Óláfs helga) The Death of Baldr (Gylfaginning) The Ghost of Glámr (Grettis Saga)

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