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Helreginn (Old Norse: [ˈhelˌreɣenː], "Ruler over Hel" or "Hell-power") is a jötunn in Norse Mythology.

Name

The Old Norse name Helreginn has been translated as 'Ruler over Hel',[1] or 'Hel-power'.[2] Rudolf Simek comments that the name is unusual, reasoning that it is uncommon for a jötnur to be directly associated with "the underworld."[3]

Attestation

Helreginn is listed in the þulur section of Skáldskaparmál. Other than the name, no additional information about the figure is provided.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Simek 1996, p. 138.
  2. ^ Orchard 1997, p. 192.
  3. ^ Simek 1996, pp. 138–139.
  4. ^ Faulkes 1987, p. 157.

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