Her power in Helheim was absolute; not even Odin could overrule her. But in Viking culture, Hel also had an empathetic role, guiding the dead into the afterlife. How does this complex figure fit ...

Platforms: Xbox 360 (reviewed), and PlayStation 3. Overview: The Norse goddess Hel has invaded Midgard (Earth) with legions of monstrous warriors. You play as Skarin, a warrior chosen by the ...

Swapping the depths of Hel for the gorgeous, glacial plains of Iceland, Hellblade 2 opens with Senua hot on the trail of Viking slavers who have been stealing away her people. Though it's a far ...

In this, she follows the example of Hel, the figure from actual Norse mythology she’s based on (although it’s never been explicitly confirmed as to why the character was renamed from her ...

Hel’s is open daily from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. The bar is named after the goddess of death who presides over the underworld in Norse mythology. “She’s the goddess of death and the underworld – ...