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| − | '''Helheim''' - the "Norse Underworld" in the game [[Underworld]] - is a name given to places previously referred to as [[Xibalba]] and [[Avalon]]. The final level of Underworld takes place there. Natla informs Lara about Helheim in the [[Mediterranean]] level, and that no one can enter it without [[Thor's Hammer]]. At one point Lara tells Zip: ''"Helheim, Zip. Various myths use different names, but they all apply to the same remnants of the ancient world."'' This melds the plots of [[Tomb Raider Legend]] and | + | '''Helheim''' - the "Norse Underworld" in the game [[Tomb Raider Underworld]] - is a name given to places previously referred to as [[Xibalba]] and [[Avalon]]. The final level of Underworld takes place there. Natla informs Lara about Helheim in the [[Mediterranean]] level, and that no one can enter it without [[Thor's Hammer]]. At one point Lara tells Zip: ''"Helheim, Zip. Various myths use different names, but they all apply to the same remnants of the ancient world."'' This melds the plots of [[Tomb Raider Legend|Legend]] and Underworld to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense. |
==Helheim in folklore== | ==Helheim in folklore== | ||
[[Image:Hel.jpg|thumb|Hel (lower right) from an 18th century manuscript]] | [[Image:Hel.jpg|thumb|Hel (lower right) from an 18th century manuscript]] | ||
Helheim or Helgardh according to the Icelandic Eddas is actually a palace in [[Niflheim]] for the Norse goddess, Hel. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgardh]. Helheim is also the name of a glacier in Greenland [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helheim_Glacier]. | Helheim or Helgardh according to the Icelandic Eddas is actually a palace in [[Niflheim]] for the Norse goddess, Hel. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgardh]. Helheim is also the name of a glacier in Greenland [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helheim_Glacier]. | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 4 September 2009
Helheim - the "Norse Underworld" in the game Tomb Raider Underworld - is a name given to places previously referred to as Xibalba and Avalon. The final level of Underworld takes place there. Natla informs Lara about Helheim in the Mediterranean level, and that no one can enter it without Thor's Hammer. At one point Lara tells Zip: "Helheim, Zip. Various myths use different names, but they all apply to the same remnants of the ancient world." This melds the plots of Legend and Underworld to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense.
Helheim in folklore
Helheim or Helgardh according to the Icelandic Eddas is actually a palace in Niflheim for the Norse goddess, Hel. [1]. Helheim is also the name of a glacier in Greenland [2].
