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| | Niflheim -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
 | | Niflheim, or Niflhel (nifl means murk, fog, or mist), was believed to be a frozen, fog-enshrouded wasteland located in the northern region of the primordial void or chasm known as Ginnungagap. |
 | | Hel was one of the children of the trickster god Loki, and her kingdom was said to lie downward and northward. |
 | | It was called Niflheim, or the World of Darkness, and appears to have been divided into several sections, one of which was Náströnd, the shore of... |
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