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- DictionaryNi·fl·heim/ˈnif(ə)lˌ(h)īm/
- 1. an underworld of eternal cold, darkness, and mist inhabited by those who died of old age or illness.
In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr is a location which sometimes overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel. The name Niflheimr appears only in two extant sources: Gylfaginning and the much-debated Hrafnagaldr Óðins. Niflheim was primarily a realm of primordial ice and cold, with the frozen rivers of Élivágar and the well of Hvergelmir, from which come all the rivers. Wikipedia