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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53236" /> == | |||
<p> in the old Scandinavian cosmogony, was a place consisting of nine worlds reserved for those who die of disease or old age. Hela, or death, there exercises her despotic power. In the middle of Niflheim, according to the Edda, lies the spring called Hiergolmer, from which flow twelve rivers. See Anderson, Norse [[Mythology]] (Chicago, 1875, 12mo), p. 187 et al. </p> | <p> in the old Scandinavian cosmogony, was a place consisting of nine worlds reserved for those who die of disease or old age. Hela, or death, there exercises her despotic power. In the middle of Niflheim, according to the Edda, lies the spring called Hiergolmer, from which flow twelve rivers. See Anderson, Norse [[Mythology]] (Chicago, 1875, 12mo), p. 187 et al. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77190" /> == | |||
<p> n the Norse mythology the primeval northern region of cold and darkness, in contrast with Muspelheim, or Brighthome, the primeval southern region of warmth and light, the two poles, as it were, of the Norse world. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_77190"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/niflheim Niflheim from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 12 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
in the old Scandinavian cosmogony, was a place consisting of nine worlds reserved for those who die of disease or old age. Hela, or death, there exercises her despotic power. In the middle of Niflheim, according to the Edda, lies the spring called Hiergolmer, from which flow twelve rivers. See Anderson, Norse Mythology (Chicago, 1875, 12mo), p. 187 et al.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
n the Norse mythology the primeval northern region of cold and darkness, in contrast with Muspelheim, or Brighthome, the primeval southern region of warmth and light, the two poles, as it were, of the Norse world.
