The Probert Encyclopaedia of Norse Mythology

HEL

Hel (Hela) was the Norse goddess of the underworld. She was a daughter of Loki and the giant Angurboda, and the sister of Fenrir and Jormungand. She was said to dwell beneath one of the three roots of the ash Yggdrasil, dark rivers surrounding her abode; a dog watches without; the horse she rides has three feet; and she herself was said to be half black and half of fair complexion.
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