{"id":140934,"date":"2026-09-03T09:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=140934"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:35:29","slug":"hel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/no\/hel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"140934\" class=\"elementor elementor-140934 elementor-1890 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fdade e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10fdade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-herohlft0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"herohlft0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ceb64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3ceb64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ae5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ae5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hel, gudinne i den germanske tradisjonen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45238a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e45238a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hel er gudinne i den germanske tradisjonen.<\/p><p>Hun er herskerinne over d\u00f8dsriket, datter av Loke og jotunkvinnen Angrboda, s\u00f8ster til Fenrisulven og Midgardsormen Jormungand. Hel tar imot sjelene til alle de d\u00f8de som ikke har falt i kamp, alts\u00e5 de som ikke kommer til Valhall eller Folkvang.<\/p><p>Hennes rike <em>Helheim<\/em> er ikke et sted for pinsler, men et n\u00f8ytralt d\u00f8dsland for dem som d\u00f8de av sykdom, alderdom eller andre vanlige d\u00f8dsfall. Hun fremstilles som halvt levende og halvt forg\u00e5tt, et <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Et tegn som representerer en forestilling eller betydning.\" tabindex=\"0\">symbol<\/span> p\u00e5 grensen mellom liv og d\u00f8d.<\/p><p>Hel er d\u00f8degudinnen i Germania og datter av Loke.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-klsbdg01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"klsbdg01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-klshtm01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"klshtm01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iwg-pill-row\"><span class=\"iwg-klasse-badge\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Gud\/gudinne: Personifisert h\u00f8yeste makt i en kulturs pantheon, med klare ansvarsomr\u00e5der, naturkrefter, skjebne, krig, fruktbarhet. Tilbedt gjennom kulter, offer og tempelinstitusjoner.\">Gudinne<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/no\/?page_id=140828\" class=\"iwg-kultur-badge\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"F\u00f8rkristen gude- og \u00e5ndeverden i Nord- og Mellom-Europa.\">Germansk<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/no\/?page_id=140923\" class=\"iwg-tradition-badge\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tooltip=\"Guder av d\u00f8dsriket og d\u00f8den, herskere over det hinsidige, d\u00f8dsdommere, sjeleledsagere.\">D\u00f8degudom<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f74855 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f74855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c30362 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"1c30362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/goetter_germanisch_hel-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-143194\" alt=\"Hel - guder fra den germanske tradisjonen, historisk-illustrativ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/goetter_germanisch_hel-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/goetter_germanisch_hel-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/goetter_germanisch_hel-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/goetter_germanisch_hel.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32917199 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32917199\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e916cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26e916cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253a40d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"253a40d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1200c304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1200c304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159dcf9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"159dcf9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cee66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48cee66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snarblikk: Hel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f50d82c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f50d82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Type:<\/strong> D\u00f8degudom, herskerinne over d\u00f8dsriket<br><span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Samlingen av gudene i en religion eller kultur.\" tabindex=\"0\">Pantheon<\/span>: Germansk (nordisk)<br>Funksjon: Herskerinne over d\u00f8dsriket Helheim, mottaker av de d\u00f8de, vokter av grensen mellom liv og d\u00f8d<br>Hovedattributter: Halvdelt ansikt (levende og forg\u00e5tt), svart kappe, hunden Garm, brua Gjallarbru<br>Bosted: Helheim (d\u00f8dsriket), hallen Eljudnir, floden Gj\u00f8ll<br>Germansk parallell: (ingen, egen skikkelse i nordisk <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Samlingen av overleverte gudefortellinger i en kultur.\" tabindex=\"0\">mytologi<\/span>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18613602 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18613602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262b8a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"262b8a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historisk innordning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dcb7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46dcb7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d3ab3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61d3ab3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117c166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"117c166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tidsrom for tekstene<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73997a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73997a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Overf\u00f8ringen av kunnskap og fortellinger fra generasjon til generasjon.\" tabindex=\"0\">Overleveringen<\/span> om Hel stammer fra de litter\u00e6re kildene fra h\u00f8ymiddelalderen, men har sitt opphav i eldre muntlig tradisjon fra vikingtiden og folkevandringstiden. Snorre-Edda (de eldste h\u00e5ndskriftene fra 1200-tallet) og Edda-diktene (nedskrevet omkring 1270, men g\u00e5r tilbake til dikt fra 800- til 1000-tallet) er hovedkildene.<\/p><p>Saxo Grammaticus&#8217; <em>Gesta Danorum<\/em> (omkring 1200) gir kristent fargede parallelle overleveringer. Funn av <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Et lite hellig oppbevaringssted eller andaktssted.\" tabindex=\"0\">helligsteder<\/span> og graver fra 600- til 900-tallet tyder p\u00e5 at Hel ikke hadde en sentral rolle i kulten, men var fast forankret i den eskatologiske bevisstheten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47b156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d47b156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff38c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff38c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Utbredelsesomr\u00e5de<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e49fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e49fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hel var et begrep i skandinavisk og germansk <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Samlingen av overleverte gudefortellinger i en kultur.\" tabindex=\"0\">mytologi<\/span>, kjent i Skandinavia (Danmark, Norge, Sverige), Island og i dansk-norsk-kontrollerte omr\u00e5der. Edda-<span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Overf\u00f8ringen av kunnskap og fortellinger fra generasjon til generasjon.\" tabindex=\"0\">overleveringen<\/span> er islandsk og skandinavisk.<\/p><p>Spr\u00e5klige avledninger av navnet (engelsk \u00abHell\u00bb for den kristne helvete) viser at navnet ogs\u00e5 var levende i angelsaksiske bosetningsomr\u00e5der. Med kristningen (fra \u00e5r 1000 e.Kr.) ble Hel og Helheim omtolket til forbilde for den kristne forestillingen om helvete.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db03c39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db03c39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229a87b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"229a87b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f471fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f471fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kildesituasjon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b1201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b1201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>De sentrale kildene er Snorre-Edda, s\u00e6rlig Gylfaginning (kap. 34 og 49), Edda-diktene (s\u00e6rlig <em>Volusp\u00e5<\/em> og <em>Vafthrudnism\u00e5l<\/em>), samt Saxo Grammaticus&#8217; <em>Gesta Danorum<\/em>. Prosaforordet til Edda-diktene og prosainnledningene gir genealogiske sammenhenger.<\/p><p>Den mytiske omtalen \u00abBaldrs draumar\u00bb (Balders dr\u00f8m) beskriver Hels skyld i Balders d\u00f8d. Arkeologiske funn fra graver, runestener og skaldediktning utfyller bildet, men er sparsomme n\u00e5r det gjelder Hels konkrete person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae0637c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ae0637c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d07739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d07739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Navn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7642947 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7642947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a086266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a086266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Norr\u00f8nt:<\/strong> Hel (nominativ: Hel, genitiv: Heljar), et kvinnelig vesen, betyr \u00abden skjulende\u00bb eller \u00abden tilsl\u00f8rende\u00bb (i slekt med <em>hylja<\/em> \u00abskjule\u00bb, \u00abtildekke\u00bb). Tilnavn: Ingen selvstendige tilnavn er overlevert, men den norr\u00f8ne litteraturen refererer til henne som \u00abd\u00f8dsrikets herskerinne\u00bb (<em>Drottning hins dau\u00f0a rikes<\/em>).<\/p><p>Kristen mottakelse: I middelalderen ble navnet Hel det direkte forbildet for den kristne forestillingen om \u00abhelvete\u00bb (engelsk \u00abHell\u00bb, mellomh\u00f8ytysk \u00abH\u00f6lle\u00bb), s\u00e6rlig gjennom islandske og skandinaviske kristne som allegoriserte den hedenske underverdenen.<\/p><p>Germanske slektskap: Skandinavisk-germansk, ingen direkte navneslektskap i andre kulturer. Familie: Datter av guden Loke og jotunkvinnen Angrboda. S\u00f8ster til Fenrisulven (<em>Fenrir<\/em>) og Midgardsormen (<em>Jormungand<\/em>). Som herskerinne over Helheim har hun tjenerne Ganglati og Ganglot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709a44a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"709a44a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f585873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f585873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beskrivelse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70621c12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70621c12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4296eb49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4296eb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Utseende<\/strong><\/p><p>I norr\u00f8ne kilder fremstilles Hel som todelt: den ene kroppssiden er lys, levende og med blomstrende hud, den andre siden er m\u00f8rkebl\u00e5 til svart som en lik. Denne ikoniske fremstillingen symboliserer hennes plassering p\u00e5 grensen mellom liv og d\u00f8d. Hun b\u00e6rer svarte eller m\u00f8rkegr\u00f8nne kapper.<\/p><p>Ansiktet hennes, halvt vakkert og halvt forg\u00e5tt, viser verken ondskap eller barmhjertighet, bare den ub\u00f8nnh\u00f8rlige naturen av d\u00f8delighet. Hun sitter p\u00e5 en trone i sin hall <em>Eljudnir<\/em> (Fuktregn eller Fuktg\u00e5rd, sted for fuktighet).<\/p><p><strong>Vesen og virke<\/strong><\/p><p>Hel er ikke ond i kristen forstand, men n\u00f8ytral, en kosmisk kraft. Hun forvalter d\u00f8dsriket uten lidenskap. Den som kommer til henne, blir der, med unntak dersom gudene eller andre oppn\u00e5r en retur (noe som skjer ekstremt sjeldent, kun fors\u00f8kt for Balder).<\/p><p>Hun tar imot alle d\u00f8de som ikke har falt i kamp: kvinner, barn, gamle, syke. Dermed skiller hennes rike seg fundamentalt fra Valhall (for falne krigere) og Folkvang (for gudinnen Fr\u00f8ya). I motsetning til Hades fremstilles ikke Hel som en dommer som avgj\u00f8r basert p\u00e5 fortjenester, men som forvalter av en uunng\u00e5elig kjensgjerning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e71476 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44e71476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fc3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c1fc3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steckbrief: Hel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f33b8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84f33b8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-hqkdc67p elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"hqkdc67p\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>De viktigste aspektene ved Hel i et overblikk. Tabellen oppsummerer opprinnelse, funksjon, framtoning, tilbedelse, symboler og paralleller.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-pemmx7c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"pemmx7c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-pemmx7c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"pemmx7c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qh9oavvu iwg-steckbrief-card e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"qh9oavvu\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-awzx8k2k elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"awzx8k2k\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kulturkontekst<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-x6rowhv0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"x6rowhv0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Datter av guden Loki og jotunkvinnen Angrboda (Angrbode), p\u00e5 norr\u00f8nt Angrbodhe. Loki er selv ingen gud i h\u00f8yere forstand, men en jotun som ferdes i \u00c6senes krigsfellesskap.<\/p><p>Angrboda er en bergjotun, mor til Loki (i noen versjoner hustruen til dragen Fafnir); slektsoptegnelsene sier at Loki skulle v\u00e6re m\u00f8rkets dommer. Hels br\u00f8dre og s\u00f8stre er Fenrisulven og Midgardsormen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3o4kxs iwg-steckbrief-card e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e3o4kxs\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08rkdgov elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08rkdgov\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hels funksjon<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-uwjelx8s elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"uwjelx8s\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Herskerinne over d\u00f8dsriket Helheim. Hun mottar og forvalter sjelene til dem som ikke d\u00f8de i kamp. Hun er ikke en dommer, men en forvalter av den kosmiske ordenen. Hun vokter grensene til Helheim og tillater ingen retur, med mindre gudene eller andre makter uttrykkelig gir sin tillatelse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-jm2n74ec iwg-steckbrief-card e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"jm2n74ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8vufse4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8vufse4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Erscheinungsbild<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mwb9u015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"mwb9u015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Halvt levende, halvt forfallen. Den ene kroppssiden er blomstrende og rosa, den andre er bl\u00e5svullent og svart som kj\u00f8tt lenge etter d\u00f8den. Svarte eller m\u00f8rkegr\u00f8nne kl\u00e6r. \u00d8yne uten varme, men ogs\u00e5 uten ondskap, uutt\u00f8mmelig n\u00f8ytrale. Hun b\u00e6rer ofte en krone eller et diadem av knokler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-pemmx7c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"pemmx7c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ss2yr6 iwg-steckbrief-card e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ss2yr6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3v0wp3wx elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3v0wp3wx\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tilbedelsen av Hel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-w3247g2m elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"w3247g2m\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hel var ingen popul\u00e6r <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Summen av de religi\u00f8se tilbedelseshandlingene for en gud eller en hellig skikkelse.\" tabindex=\"0\">kult<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Et vesen som tilbes som gudommelig innenfor en religion.\" tabindex=\"0\">gudinne<\/span> i betydningen templer eller regelmessige fester. Hun ble likevel tilkalt i begravelsesritualer og nevnt i sagaer og eder.<\/p><p>Ved d\u00f8dsanelser eller sorg kunne kvinner og prestinner rette b\u00f8nner til Hel for \u00e5 b\u00f8nnfalle om en fredelig inngang til d\u00f8dsriket. I skaldediktningen ble Hel brukt metaforisk for d\u00f8dsangst og forgangen tid. Ingen offergaver er spesielt overlevert.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0qpjal9w iwg-steckbrief-card e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0qpjal9w\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ndoih0o elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ndoih0o\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hels symboler<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6684tyh9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6684tyh9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Halvt-halvt delt ansikt, svarte kl\u00e6r, hunden Garm (vokter ved Helheim), broen <em>Gjallarbru<\/em> (klangbro over floden <em>Gj\u00f8ll<\/em>), hallen <em>Eljudnir<\/em>, bordet <em>Hungerh\u00f8rde<\/em> (hungersn\u00f8d), skjeen <em>Slaegr<\/em> (treghet).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3lfi7x32 iwg-steckbrief-card e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3lfi7x32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0kg99ga1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0kg99ga1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paralleller<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-n0fum6kp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"n0fum6kp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hades (Grekenland, funksjonelt lignende, men mannlig), Ereshkigal (Mesopotamia, ogs\u00e5 en kvinnelig underverdensherskerinne), Yamaraja (hinduismen, n\u00f8ytral forvaltning av d\u00f8dsriket), Persefone (Grekenland, ambivalent aspekt av liv og d\u00f8d), Hekate (Grekenland, terskelfunksjon), Mictecacihuatl (aztekisk, herskerinne over d\u00f8dsriket, kvinnelig).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7533bc7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7533bc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2447d18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2447d18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mytiske roller og historier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d0260c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5d0260c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341be2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"341be2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bortf\u00f8relsen av Balder og Hels l\u00f8fte<\/strong><\/p><p>Den mest kjente historien der Hel spiller en sentral rolle, er beretningen om Balders d\u00f8d, den vakreste av alle gudene. Loki lurer den blinde guden Hod til \u00e5 kaste en misteltein p\u00e5 Balder, det eneste stoffet som kunne skade Balder (fordi alle andre vesener og ting hadde lovet \u00e5 ikke skade ham).<\/p><p>Balder d\u00f8r og faller inn i Hels rike. Gudene sender Hermod, Odins budbringer, ned p\u00e5 Sleipnir (Odins \u00e5ttebeinte hest) for \u00e5 be Hel om Balders tilbakekomst.<\/p><p>Hel lover: Balder f\u00e5r returnere hvis alle levende vesener gr\u00e5ter for ham. Nesten alt gr\u00e5ter, guder, mennesker, dyr, steiner. Bare den gamle jotunkvinnen <em>Tokk<\/em> (eller Loki i skikkelse) nekter \u00e5 gr\u00e5te.<\/p><p>Derfor holder Hel p\u00e5 Balder. Denne <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"En overlevert fortelling om guder, opprinnelser og verdens orden.\" tabindex=\"0\">myten<\/span> viser Hel som ubestikkelig og ub\u00f8yelig: hennes makt over d\u00f8den er st\u00f8rre enn selve gudenes makt.<\/p><p><strong>Hel i Volusp\u00e5 (undergangen)<\/strong><\/p><p>I den apokalyptiske visjonen <em>Volusp\u00e5<\/em> trer Hel frem i de siste dagene, n\u00e5r ordenen brytes sammen. Hallen Eljudnir l\u00f8ses opp, de d\u00f8de hvisker mot Ragnarok. Hun selv beskrives ikke som en kriger, men som en kraft som flyter sammen med kaoskreftene.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a584676 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a584676\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0757bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d0757bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hel: paralleller i andre kulturer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60563f68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60563f68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a93fdd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a93fdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gresk tradisjon:<\/strong> Hades (mannlig herre over underverdenen) deler med Hel funksjonen som forvalter og n\u00f8ytral kraft. I motsetning til Hel finnes det hos Hades ogs\u00e5 moralske dommer og hierarkier (Furiene, Elysion versus Tartaros). Helheim har ingen slik distinksjon, det er for alle d\u00f8de uten sjeledom.<\/p><p><strong>Mesopotamisk tradisjon:<\/strong> Ereshkigal (herskerinne over underverdenen Irkalla, kvinnelig, som Hel) viser en lignende n\u00f8ytralitet. Historien om Inannas nedstigning til Ereshkigal har strukturelle paralleller til Balder-historien: en mektig person bringes ned til en kvinnelig underverdensherskerinne og vender (delvis) tilbake, men vilk\u00e5rene er ub\u00f8yelige.<\/p><p><strong>Egyptisk tradisjon:<\/strong> Osiris er mer en rettferdig dommer enn en ren forvalter; Anubis er mer en ledsager. Hel kombinerer begge funksjonene, uten det moralsk-juridiske laget.<\/p><p><strong>Hinduistisk tradisjon:<\/strong> Yamaraja (herre over d\u00f8dsriket Yamaloka) deler med Hel n\u00f8ytraliteten og det uunng\u00e5elige. I motsetning til Hel er Yamaraja imidlertid ikke stedbundet, men bes\u00f8ker verden regelmessig.<\/p><p><strong>Keltisk tradisjon:<\/strong> Banshee og andre gjenferdsskikkelser er mer allierte enn herskerinner. Gwydion og den keltiske underverdenen Annwn er mindre personifiserte enn Hels helt konkrete skikkelse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-x7christ e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"x7christ\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xh7chris elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"xh7chris\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristen mottakelse og etymologi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xc7chris e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"xc7chris\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bw-xt7chris-3ec7bf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bw-xt7chris-3ec7bf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-xt7chris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"xt7chris\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Med kristningen av Skandinavia og Tyskland (fra ca. 1000 e.Kr.) ble den hedenske Hel og hennes rike Helheim en metafor for den kristne helvete. Islandske predikentekster og prekener fra 1100- til 1400-tallet taler om \u00abHelheim\u00bb som helvete, om Hels budbringere eller demoner som helvetes krigere.<\/p><p>Det norr\u00f8ne navnet Hel (den skjulende, den tildekkende) ble omtydet til det engelske \u00abHell\u00bb og det mellomh\u00f8ytyske \u00abH\u00f6lle\u00bb; de etymologiske forbindelsene er omdiskuterte, men den semantiske sammenstillingen er belagt i kildene. Navnet Hel gjennomgikk derfor en transformasjon fra en kosmisk kraft til et symbol p\u00e5 ford\u00f8mmelse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp0b073d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cp0b073d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cpf67e00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cpf67e00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kildesituasjonen: Snorri Sturluson og problemet med systematisering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp0693fe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cp0693fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp416dfe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cp416dfe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nesten alt som gjelder som et sammenhengende bilde av d\u00f8dsgudinnen Hel, stammer fra en enkelt kilde: <em>Prosa-Edda<\/em> av den islandske l\u00e6rde og politikeren Snorri Sturluson, forfattet i tidlig trettende hundretall.<\/p><p>Snorri beskriver i <em>Gylfaginning<\/em> Hel som datter av Loki og jotunkvinnen Angrboda, som s\u00f8ster til Fenrisulven og Midgardsormen, halvt m\u00f8rk og halvt av vanlig hudfarge, og han skildrer hvordan Odin kastet henne ned i underverdenen og ga henne makt over alle som d\u00f8r av sykdom og alderdom.<\/p><p>Denne avsluttede fremstillingen b\u00f8r leses med forsiktighet. Snorri skrev mer enn to hundre\u00e5r etter kristningen av Island. Han var en kristent skolert forfatter som ville ordne, forklare og gi litter\u00e6r form til det hedenske materialet.<\/p><p>Forskningen har lenge diskutert hvor mye av Snorris Hel som g\u00e5r tilbake til gammel <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Overf\u00f8ringen av kunnskap og fortellinger gjennom generasjoner.\" tabindex=\"0\">overlevering<\/span>, og hvor mye som er hans egen systematisering, muligens p\u00e5virket av den kristne helvetesforestillingen som allerede l\u00e5 i det norr\u00f8ne ordet <em>hel<\/em>.<\/p><p>De eldre kildene, sangene i <em>Edda-diktningen<\/em> og skaldediktningen, kjenner riktignok <em>hel<\/em>, men oftest mer som et stedsnavn for d\u00f8dsriket enn som en utviklet gudinneskikkelse. Uttrykket &laquo;\u00e5 fare til Hel&raquo; betyr f\u00f8rst og fremst enkelt og greit &laquo;\u00e5 d\u00f8&raquo;.<\/p><p>Om det fra begynnelsen sto en personifisert herskerinne bak stedet, eller om personifikasjonen f\u00f8rst ble utviklet sekund\u00e6rt, kan ikke avgj\u00f8res med sikkerhet. Den som taler om Hel, b\u00f8r alltid nevne denne kildeusikkerheten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cpf6b53aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cpf6b53aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cpc38a2ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cpc38a2ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baldrs d\u00f8d og Hels vilk\u00e5r<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cpe54e75f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cpe54e75f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp9254066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cp9254066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Den viktigste sammenhengende fortellingen der Hel opptrer som handlende figur, er <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"En overlevert fortelling om guder, opprinnelse og verdens orden.\" tabindex=\"0\">myten<\/span> om guden Baldrs d\u00f8d, overlevert i Snorris <em>Gylfaginning<\/em>.<\/p><p>Baldr, Odins vakre og avholdte s\u00f8nn, blir drept ved en list av Loki: Den blinde guden H\u00f8\u00f0r kaster, styrt av Loki, en misteltein mot ham, den eneste tingen som Baldr ikke hadde f\u00e5tt sverget \u00e5 spare ham.<\/p><p>Baldr d\u00f8r og farer ned til Hels rike.<\/p><p>Gudene vil hente ham tilbake. Budb\u00e6reren Herm\u00f3\u00f0r rir p\u00e5 Odins hest Sleipnir i ni netter gjennom m\u00f8rke daler til porten til Hels verden. Han finner Baldr sittende der p\u00e5 en \u00e6resplass og ber Hel om \u00e5 slippe ham fri.<\/p><p>Hel setter et vilk\u00e5r: Hvis virkelig alle ting i verden, levende og d\u00f8de, gr\u00e5ter over Baldr, skal han f\u00e5 vende tilbake; gr\u00e5ter selv bare \u00e9n ting ikke, blir han hos henne.<\/p><p>Gudene sender bud ut i hele verden, og alt gr\u00e5ter, mennesker, dyr, steiner og tr\u00e6r. Bare en jotunkvinne som heter \u00de\u00f6kk, som fortellingen antar er Loki forkledd, nekter. Dermed blir Baldr i Hels rike til verdens ende.<\/p><p>I denne episoden blir Hels karakter synlig. Hun er ikke grusom og ikke lumsk; hun forhandler, hun holder seg til vilk\u00e5r, hun behandler Baldr med \u00e6re. Men hun gir ikke fra seg noe uten gjenytelse, og vilk\u00e5ret hennes er formulert slik at \u00e9n enkelt motstand er nok til \u00e5 f\u00e5 det til \u00e5 mislykkes.<\/p><p>Hel gir uttrykk for d\u00f8dens ikke-forhandlbarhet i form av en forhandling som nesten lykkes. Fortellingen h\u00f8rer samtidig til den store buen i den nordiske <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Helheten av overleverte gudefortellinger i en kultur.\" tabindex=\"0\">mytologien<\/span>, ettersom Baldrs d\u00f8d regnes som det f\u00f8rste tegnet p\u00e5 det n\u00e6rmende <a href=\"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/no\/?page_id=141256\">Ragnarok<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp3ad9077 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cp3ad9077\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp023632b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cp023632b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Etymologi og betydningen av \u00e5 skjule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp80f1a99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cp80f1a99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cpfa52f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cpfa52f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Navnet <em>Hel<\/em> h\u00f8rer til en germansk rot som betyr &laquo;\u00e5 skjule&raquo;, &laquo;\u00e5 tilhylle&raquo;, &laquo;\u00e5 dekke&raquo;. Samme rot finnes i ord for det skjulte og det tildekkende; p\u00e5 tysk er &laquo;hehlen&raquo; og &laquo;verhehlen&raquo; beslektet, det samme er &laquo;H\u00f6hle&raquo; (hule).<\/p><p>Hel er dermed opprinnelig &laquo;den skjulende&raquo; eller &laquo;det skjulte&raquo;, og d\u00f8dsriket som b\u00e6rer hennes navn, er det skjulte, tildekkede stedet dit de d\u00f8de g\u00e5r.<\/p><p>Denne etymologien er religionshistorisk opplysende, fordi den viser at navnet prim\u00e6rt betegner et sted og en tilstand, ikke en person. Det skjulte, det \u00e5 v\u00e6re under jorden, det \u00e5 v\u00e6re unndratt blikket, er kjernen. Personifikasjonen som gudinnen Hel ville da v\u00e6re et andre trinn: Det skjulte stedet f\u00e5r en herskerinne som b\u00e6rer dens navn.<\/p><p>Via det norr\u00f8ne <em>hel<\/em> har ordet vandret inn i den kristne begrepsverdenen. Da de germanske spr\u00e5kene ble kristnet, l\u00e5 det n\u00e6r \u00e5 overf\u00f8re det eksisterende ordet for d\u00f8dsriket til det kristne straffestedet. Slik ble det germanske <em>hel<\/em> til det tyske &laquo;H\u00f6lle&raquo; og det engelske <em>hell<\/em>. Denne overf\u00f8ringen har imidlertid forvridd den opprinnelige forestillingen.<\/p><p>Det norr\u00f8ne Hel er ikke et sted for straff og pine. Det er oppholdsstedet for de som d\u00f8r av sykdom og alderdom, i motsetning til de falne i kamp, som kommer til Valhall.<\/p><p>Den moralske todelingen i et godt sted og et straffested, som det kristne ordet bringer med seg, var fremmed for den opprinnelige Hel-forestillingen. Her ligger en av de mest seiglivede feiltolkningene av den nordiske <span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"Helheten av overleverte gudefortellinger i en kultur.\" tabindex=\"0\">mytologien<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cpfa40877 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cpfa40877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp10ba399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cp10ba399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hels rike i topografien til den andre verden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp13c57a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cp13c57a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cp2eea4bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cp2eea4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hels rike er en del av en kompleks geografi over d\u00f8dsriket som de norr\u00f8ne kildene, f\u00f8rst og fremst igjen Snorri, tegner opp. Det ligger i nord og nede, og kan n\u00e5s via den lange, m\u00f8rke veien som Herm\u00f3\u00f0r legger bak seg i Baldr-<span class=\"iwg-fachbegriff\" data-tooltip=\"En overlevert fortelling om guder, opprinnelser og verdens ordning.\" tabindex=\"0\">mytologien<\/span>.<\/p><p>En bro over floden Gj\u00f6ll, voktet av en vokterkvinne kalt M\u00f3\u00f0gu\u00f0r, f\u00f8rer over; en port stenger riket av. Snorri gir Hels bosted og redskaper m\u00f8rke, talende navn som betegner hunger, sykdom og forfall.<\/p><p>Dette rikets plass i det samlede systemet er ikke helt fri for motsigelser i overleveringen. Ved siden av Hel kjenner kildene til Valhall, hallen for de falne i kamp, og gudinnen Fr\u00f8yas rike, som ogs\u00e5 tar imot en del av de d\u00f8de.<\/p><p>Hvordan disse omr\u00e5dene forholder seg til hverandre, og etter hvilke kriterier en d\u00f8d kommer til det ene eller det andre stedet, er ikke systematisk klarlagt i kildene. Forestillingen om at d\u00f8dsm\u00e5ten avgj\u00f8r skjebnen i det hinsidige, er den mest vanlige, men den dekker ikke alle belegg.<\/p><p>I tillegg kommer stedet N\u00e1str\u00f6nd, &laquo;likstranden&raquo;, som <em>V\u00f6lusp\u00e1<\/em> beskriver, en hall bygd av flettede slanger, der eidbrytere og mordere lider. Om dette straffestedet h\u00f8rer til Hels rike eller er et eget omr\u00e5de, diskuteres i forskningen; noen ser her allerede kristen p\u00e5virkning.<\/p><p>Den norr\u00f8ne forestillingen om det hinsidige er alts\u00e5 ikke et lukket system, men et sideordnet mangfold av bilder fra forskjellige tider og steder, som de middelalderske samlerne bare i noen grad harmoniserte. Hels rike er i dette bildet det st\u00f8rste og mest allmenne omr\u00e5det, stedet for den vanlige, ubemerkede d\u00f8d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dd7469 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36dd7469\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13760ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13760ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Videre lenker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c87796 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28c87796\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-grl4kl40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"grl4kl40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bzsbfrmh elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bzsbfrmh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Litteratur (utvalg)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c13224a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c13224a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eymh9ub elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eymh9ub\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"iwg-literatur\" data-nosnippet=\"true\"><ul><li><span data-nosnippet>Sturluson, Snorri: <em>Die Snorra-Edda<\/em> (Gylfaginning, Kap. 34 und 49). \u00dcbers. v. 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