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EncyclopediaNiflheimNiflheim (nē'fulhīm") [key], in Norse mythology, lowest region of the underworld. A land of mist and cold, Niflheim was sometimes called the home of the dead. See also Hel. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Niflheim from Infoplease:
- Niflheim - Niflheim (2 syl., mist-home). The region of endless cold and everlasting night, ruled over by Hela. ...
- Hel - Hel Hel , in Norse mythology, the underworld (sometimes called Niflheim) and the goddess who ruled ...
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