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"Hel" (1889) by Johannes Gehrts. In Norse mythology, Garmr or Garm (Old Norse: Garmr [ˈɡɑrmz̠]) is a wolf or dog associated with both Hel and Ragnarök, and described as a blood-stained guardian of Hel's gate.
Goddess Hel and the hellhound Garmr by Johannes Gehrts, 1889. A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld.. Hellhounds occur in mythologies around the world, with the best-known examples being Cerberus from Greek mythology, Garmr from Norse mythology, the black dogs of English folklore, and the fairy hounds of Celtic mythol
The Old Norse name Hel is identical to the name of the location over which she rules. It stems from the Proto-Germanic feminine noun *haljō-'concealed place, the underworld' (compare with Gothic halja, Old English hel or hell, Old Frisian helle, Old Saxon hellia, Old High German hella), itself a derivative of *helan-'to cover > conceal, hide' (compare with OE helan, OF hela, OS helan, OHG helan).
Gnipahellir (Gnipa cave) is a cave in Norse mythology. Gnipahellir is the home of Garmr , the hellhound who guards the gates of Hel , the Norse realm of the dead. Garmr is often featured chained here until the onset of Ragnarök , at which time his bindings break and he runs free.
Black Dog Hill and Black Dog Halt railway station in Wiltshire are named after a dog which is said to be found in the area. [33] A black dog is said to haunt Ivelet Bridge near Ivelet in Swaledale, Yorkshire. The dog is allegedly headless, and leaps over the side of the bridge and into the water, although it can be heard barking at night.
In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr (Old Norse: [ˈnivlˌhɛimz̠]; "World of Mist", [1] literally "Home of Mist") is a location which sometimes overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel. The name Niflheimr appears only in two extant sources: Gylfaginning and the much-debated Hrafnagaldr Óðins.
Dog king: Old Norse: Raki, Old Norse: Saurr: In Old Icelandic the name Raki means "dog" but in Danish the verb rake can mean "mistreat", "soil" or "spoil". [6] Saurr means "dirt" and "excrement". [7] Chronicon lethrense tells that the Swedish king Athisl subjugated the Danes and put a dog as king over them. The dog was called Raki and the king ...
In Norse mythology, Valhalla (/ v æ l ˈ h æ l ə / val-HAL-ə, US also / v ɑː l ˈ h ɑː l ə / vahl-HAH-lə; [1] Old Norse: Valhǫll [ˈwɑlhɒlː], lit. ' Hall of the Slain ') [2] is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. There were five possible realms the soul could travel to after death.