Hvergelmir
Norse mythology
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In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir is a well located in Niflheim, the cold, dark, misty world of the dead. Niflheim is situated beneath one of the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasill. Many rivers flow from Hvergelmir. In some accounts, Niflheim was considered the last of nine worlds and a destination for the wicked after death. It also played a role in the Norse creation story as the misty region north of the void, Ginnungagap, from which the world was formed.12
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