Ocean Keltoi | Hel: The Norse Goddess of Death | Demonic Queen or Caretaker of the Dead? @OceanKeltoi | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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My friend Wolf the Red has merch around some amazing art in honor of Hel: redbubble.com/shop/ap/78371028

Further Vids
Aegir and Ran - youtu.be/FiyZTlCczDw
The Norse Afterlife - youtu.be/qKB1Gm3eV6Y
Freyr as a Death God - youtu.be/N5norUmt7mE
Njordr as a Death God - youtu.be/6qDNTs3XG9o
Hel fits under the category of Rokkr described here - youtu.be/Flb2a3W2V5A

Further Reading
- Road to Hel - HRE Davidson
- Roles of the Norther Goddess - HRE Davidson
- Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow
- Grettir's Saga
- Egil's Saga
- Eyrbyggja Saga
- Prose Edda - Snorri Sturluson
- History of the Danes - Books 1 and 3 - Saxo Grammaticus

00:00 - Intro
00:23 - The Goddess of Death
02:27 - Hel the Jotun
03:47 - The Birth of Hel
05:16 - Death Gods & The Death of Baldr
08:39 - Helheim
09:50 - Worship of Hel in Antiquity
10:30 - Demonization of Hel
12:37 - Placenames & Temples
14:11 - Worshipping Hel and Other Death Gods
15:46 - Modern Practice & Helblot

music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio