Definitions for "Niflheim"
(also Hel, Nifhel) Underworld of Norse myth. The lowest of the nine worlds, a cold, misty place ruled by Hel. Where the evil went after death. The roots of the world-tree Yggdrasill extend down into Niflheim, and one of the three wells at the base of the tree is there: Hvergelmir (The Roaring Kettle). (The other two are Urdarbrunnr (The Well of Fate), which the Norns use to water Yggdrasill; and Mimisbrunnr (Mimir's Well), the waters of which granted Odin his wisdom.).
Niflheim ("Land of Mists") is the realm of ice and cold in Norse mythology. It is located north of Ginnungagap and there dwells the hrimthursar (Frost Giants) and here is also located Hel. The tree Yggdrasill has a root here in the spring Hvergelmir, and it is gnawed away at by the serpent Nidhogg.
Keywords:  haym, muspellsheim, vel, heim, nee
(nee-vel-haym) [ nifl cloud, nebula + heim home] A cosmic principle. See Muspellsheim