Quote:Not least of all the one about Hel. Wonder where the term hell comes from, by the way?
Hel (the place) is called after Hel (the goddess) - Loki's daughter. The latter presides over the former, and the name of the place was gradually adopted as the name of the Christian underworld as that particular religion spread across Europe.
As to what 'Hel' means as a personal name, I haven't got a clue.
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