Niðafjöll Explained

In Norse mythology, Niðafjöll (pronounced in Norse, Old pronounced as /ˈnɪðafjɔlː/, also written Niðvellir, often anglicized as Nidafjöll), which means dark mountains, are located in the northern underworld. Niðafjöll is the site from which the dragon Níðhöggr comes. According to Snorri Sturluson, the good and virtuous people will live here in a golden palace after the Ragnarök, despite its proximity to Hel.^{[1] [2]}

Niðafjöll is mentioned in Völuspá from the Poetic Edda.^[3]

Other sources

• Faulkes, Anthony (trans. and ed.) (1987) Edda of Snorri Sturluson (Everyman's Library)
• Lindow, John (2001) Handbook of Norse mythology (Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio)
• Orchard, Andy (1997) Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend (Cassell)
• Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology (D.S. Brewer)

External links

• Bellows, Henry Adams (trans.) (1923) The Poetic Edda. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Available online in www.voluspa (org).

Notes and References

1. http://manmythmagic.blogspot.com/2014/11/legend-from-land-of-ice-and-fire-part_3.html The Guardian Spirits of Iceland (Legend from the Land of Ice and Fire)
2. http://www.nidafjoll.com/about.htm Niðafjöll (Niðafjöll Publications)
3. http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe03.htm Voluspo, The Wise-Woman's Prophecy (The Poetic Edda, by Henry Adams Bellows, 1936)