Helheimr

Helheimr, also known as Hel, was the castle of the Isu Hel, daughter of Loki and Aletheia, in the realm of Niflheimr and one of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology. 
==Mythology==
Helheimr fell into human folklore as one of the aspects of the afterlife in Norse mythology,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla though its location in the Norse cosmos varied by author; the anonymously-written placed Helheimr outside Niflheimr, while the poems in Snorri Sturluson's 13th century text had Helheimr as the center of Niflheimr. However, both texts agreed that it later was ruled by Hel, Loki's child through Aletheia,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mistress of the Iron Wood and was the final resting place for all souls who did not have heroic deaths, particularly those faithless in life or who died without a weapon in hand,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer as well the sick, old, and criminals.Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: Lands of the Dead II
==History==
During the Isu Era, the Æsir leader Odin conceeded authority to Hel over the territory of Niflheim, trapping her inside in the process.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga – A Gift from the Otherworld: Descent into KaldstadAssassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga – Database: Hel (Niflheim) Eventually, Hel constructed her personal residence with the help of dishonored engineers, who installed a portal system for her to travel within the palace and her domain.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga – Database: Helheim
Following that, Loki considered Helheimr as a possible alternative sanctuary for Hel's brother Fenrir, whose existence was seen as an ill omen for an impending disaster, as a means to escape Odin's notice while the child hid in the Well of Urðr. However, she informed their father that Fenrir would not be safe there, forcing Loki to cast the idea aside.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Well-Traveled
Years later, Baldr was captured by the war-lord Surtr and the Muspels during their invasion of Svartálfaheimr,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths – Issue #3 and Loki told them the secret he had learnedAssassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths – Issue #2 of how mistletoe could be used to harm the apparently invulnerable Asgardian.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – The Rescue When the Muspel scientist Calder and Surtr's wife Sinmara tortured and killed Baldr, they absorbed a part of his consciousness into the Salakar, an ancient elven artifact per Surtr's bidding and sent the other half to Helheimr into Hel's possession.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Pride of the Aesir
Due to this, a grieving Odin embarked on a journey to infiltrate the region in order to confront its queen and retrieve Baldr's consciousness from her,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga – A Gift from the Otherworld: A Manifold Path planning to find a way to revive him afterwards.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies: Aqueduct
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
**The Siege of Paris 
**Dawn of Ragnarök 
**The Forgotten Saga 
*Discovery Tour: Viking Age 
*Echoes of History 
*The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One 
==Gallery==
ACV - Helheim Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of Helheim
ACV - Helheim Concept 2.jpg|Concept art
==References==
Category:Norse mythology
Category:Nine Realms
Category:Norse afterlife