Niflheim is one of the Nine Realms.
History[]
Millennia ago, the Asgardian king Odin banished his daughter Hela to Hel, a region of Niflheim, to quash her ambitious plotting to conquer the Nine Realms. Hela attempted to escape her prison, forcing Odin to dispatch a group of female Asgardian warriors known as Valkyries to fight her back. However, Hela successfully massacred all the Valkyrie, except for their leader, Brunhilde. As a result, Odin traveled to Hel, where he personally engaged Hela in a battle, ending with him re-imprisoning her, binding her imprisonment to his lifeforce so that she could not escape as long as he lived.[1]
During the Convergence of 2013, Niflheim was one of the realms that could be seen from Earth during the Battle of Greenwich.[2]
Four years later, Odin's life had come to an end as he died in front of Thor and Loki. This in turn freed Hela from her prison in Niflheim, as Odin's life was no longer present to keep her trapped in the realm.[1]
Alternate Universes[]
Mangog Unleashed[]
In an alternate universe, Niflheim was a base and thrall world of the Frost Giants. It was home to the Cave of Ages, where Odin imprisoned Mangog. Niflheim was also the location of Hel, a dark region where the inhabitants of the Nine Realms apparently dwelled after death.[3]
Nexus Event Bombing[]
In her quest to gain vengeance against the Time Variance Authority, Sylvie Laufeydottir used a Timedoor to send a Reset Charge to Niflheim, triggering a Nexus event and creating a branched timeline. The TVA quickly responded to the crisis and traveled to Niflheimin order to prune the branched timeline.[4]
Trivia[]
- In Norse mythology, Niflheim is the primordial realm of mist, ice, and cold whose rime flows combined with the flames of Muspelheim to form water which the gods used to create all of Midgard.
- In Thor: Movie Storybook, Niflheim is mispelled "Niffelheim".
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