Éljúðnir

Éljúðnir

In Norse mythology, Éljúðnir (sometimes Anglicized to Eljudnir) is Hel's hall located in Niflheim as described in chapter 34 of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda in the book "Gylfaginning". The name "Éljúðnir" is Old Norse and means "sprayed with snowstorms" or "damp with sleet or rain" Byock, Jesse. Trans. "The Prose Edda" (2006) Penguin Classics ISBN 0140447555] . The hall is only mentioned in this chapter.

Features

The hall is described as featuring a threshold that is actually a pitfall called "Fallandaforad" meaning "falling to peril", her bed called "Kor" meaning "sick bed" that has bed curtains called "Blikjandabol" which means "Gleaming Disaster"..

References

ee also

*Niflheim
*Niflhel


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