Helreginn

Helreginn (Old Norse "Ruler over Hel" or "Hell-power") is a jötunn in Norse Mythology.

Name

The Old Norse name Helreginn has been translated as 'Ruler over Hel',[1] or 'Hel-power'.[2] Rudolf Simek comments that the name is unusual, reasoning that it is uncommon for a jötnur to be directly associated with "the underworld."[3]

Attestation

Helreginn is listed in the þulur section of Skáldskaparmál. Other than the name, no additional information about the figure is provided.[4]

See also
  • Hel, daughter of Loki, ruler over the location of the same name

Notes
  1. Simek 1996, p. 138.
  2. Orchard 1997, p. 192.
  3. Simek 1996, pp. 138–139.
  4. Faulkes 1987, p. 157.

References
  • Faulkes, Anthony, trans. (1987). Edda (1995 ed.). Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3.
  • Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5.
  • Simek, Rudolf (1996). Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 978-0-85991-513-7.
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