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Tombraidergirl at 18:22, 3 April 2018

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Winters Dream at 19:35, 2 February 2009

2009-02-02T19:35:38Z

Ostercy: /* Helheim in folklore */

2008-12-18T10:42:33Z

‎Helheim in folklore

Ostercy at 10:39, 18 December 2008

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Ostercy at 10:25, 18 December 2008

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−	In the [[Mediterranean Sea Section]] [[Jacqueline Natla]] tells Lara that Helheim, the Norse underworld, is one and the same as [[Avalon]] (and the ~~Mayan~~ underworld [[Xibalba]]). Natla claims 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 Tomb Raider Underworld to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense.	+	In the [[Mediterranean Sea Section]] [[Jacqueline Natla]] tells Lara that Helheim, the Norse underworld, is one and the same as [[Avalon]] (and the Maya underworld [[Xibalba]]). Natla claims 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 Tomb Raider Underworld to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense.

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	In the [[Mediterranean Sea Section]] [[Jacqueline Natla]] tells Lara that Helheim, the Norse underworld, is one and the same as [[Avalon]] (and the Mayan underworld [[Xibalba]]). Natla claims 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 Tomb Raider Underworld to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense.		In the [[Mediterranean Sea Section]] [[Jacqueline Natla]] tells Lara that Helheim, the Norse underworld, is one and the same as [[Avalon]] (and the Mayan underworld [[Xibalba]]). Natla claims 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 Tomb Raider Underworld to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense.
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		+	* ''Helheim - World of Hel. Here the goddess Hel, depicted as a woman on one side and a corpse on the other, presided over all souls that did not got to Valhalla after death. Judging by the ruined road and drawbridge, this site must be even more ancient than [[Niflheim]] to have been above sea level at some point. The top is heavily encased in permanent sea ice, so there may have been another, dryer way to get inside from somewhere above had Natla given me more precise coordinates, but I think I'd rather go in through the front door.'' <ref>Tomb Raider Underworld, Journal Entry "HELHEIM"</ref>
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-'''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.
+{{Infobox Level
 ==Helheim in folklore==
 [[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. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgardh</ref> Helheim is also the name of a glacier in Greenland <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helheim_Glacier</ref>

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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 [[Tomb Raider Underworld]] to some extent, but as a statement of mythological lore makes little or no sense.
+'''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==
 [[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].

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 ==Helheim in folklore==
 [[Image:Hel.jpg|thumb|Hel (lower right) from an 18th century manuscript]]
-Helheim or Helgardh according to the Norse Eddas is a slightly ill-defined place that is the abode of 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 Norse 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].

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-Helheim, the Norse Underworld, is actually Xibalba and Avalon. Natla tells this to Lara in the Mediterranean level of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], and that no one can enter without [[Thor's Hammer]].
+'''Helheim''' - the "Norse Underworld" in the game [[Underworld]] - is a name given to places previously referred to as "[[Xibalba]]" and "[[Avalon]]", and the  final level of Underworld takes place there. Natla informs Lara about "Helheim" in the [[Mediterranean]] level, and that no one can enter "Helheim" 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 is where Lara's mother actually is. In one of the gameplay trailers, Lara tells Zip what she heard from Natla; "Helheim, Zip. Various myths use different names, but they all apply to the same remnants of the ancient world".
+==Helheim in legend==
+[[Image:Hel.jpg|thumb|Hel (lower right) from an 18th century manuscript]]
-The final level of Tomb Raider Underworld takes place there,where it houses the Midgard serpent.
+Helheim or Helgardh according to the Norse Eddas is a slightly ill-defined place and the abode of 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].