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Published: 2009-03-21 22:53:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 5788; Favourites: 63; Downloads: 0
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Description NIFLHEIM
In norse mythology Niflheim or Nifelheim is a kingdom of the frost and cold, and its great ruler is goddes Hel, Loki's doughter. Niflheim is called Mist Home, Abode of Mist, Land of Darkness and Hel (as its ruler) too. From this place grows one of the roots of the Yggdrasill- World Tree (axis mundi).
As we know, all great heroes who die on the battlefield go to the Walhalla, but other people, who has... less luck go to the Niflheim. On the root of Yggdrasill sits a cock who is red like a fire. In this dark kingdom are two palaces. First belongs to someone- nobody knows who it is. Second is a possession of queen Hel. If someone finds way to this obscure and misty land, will not go outside, will stay forever.

Niflheim is the one of the Nine Worlds. In norse mythology we can find: Asgard, Alfheim, Midgard, Mespelsheim, Vanaheim, Jotunheim, Niflheim, Infierno, Svartalfheim. Each of them is a part of Yggdrasill, of course.

I'm fascinated by norse mythology. I don't know everything, I think I know about it just a few things, but I love it. Some days ago I've read a great book- "The Sea of Trolls" by Nancy Farmer. She combined some myths with her imagination. Wow, I've read it sooo fast! Maybe it's not the best book based on norse mythology (someone knows something? Maybe I could find it and read. It would be very nice : D) but it's very special book!

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~MapleRose-stock / clouds
~rachelb-stock / cock
=SalsolaStock / Devil's Tower
~Jezhawk-stock / icicles
~Enchantedgal-Stock / crystal
~night-fate-stock / winter landscape 1 winter landscape 2 background 3 snowy field
~Aimelle-Stock / icicles
*Arctic-Stock / floating ice: [link] [link]
`pendlestock / sandstone wall
=CausticStock / stone textures
~CrossMirage / rocky wall
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=Stock-by-Kai / tree
*Katanaz-Stock / texture

The rest painted by me, and some mine stocks.
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Comments: 28

szallonntaidalma [2015-04-17 22:55:24 +0000 UTC]

I love your style. Your creations are full of magic and beauty. The pieces I've seen are very sophisticated and beautiful.

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hostile-makeover [2011-01-31 05:29:29 +0000 UTC]

woo hoo! i love it,.. and you even remembered rustrod,... the rooster who's crowing i so loud itwakes up all the dead souls in hel's domain every morning (hehe)
i love norse mythology too,... i did a little study last year, reading about hel and drew up her family tree among the pantheon,... it's pretty interesting stuff(:

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Daughter-of-David [2010-07-13 16:55:09 +0000 UTC]

I Love This Picture! I'm Re-Reading The Sea Of Trolls Right Now, I Had To Buy A New One Because My Old One Is In A Box...

It's A Great Book And This Art Is Amazing!

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valkiria-art In reply to Daughter-of-David [2010-07-30 21:35:27 +0000 UTC]

I know - this book is really great! I've read it some months ago an i fell in love with it. Did you read second part?
I'ts amazing too.

and thank you for nice comment!

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Daughter-of-David In reply to valkiria-art [2010-08-23 01:42:36 +0000 UTC]

I Really Need To Get The Second Part! I Had No Idea There Was One! I'm So Excited Now! And The Third!

And You're Welcome

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Daughter-of-David In reply to Daughter-of-David [2010-09-18 23:42:15 +0000 UTC]

I Just Bought The Second Book

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Cumag [2010-06-26 19:18:43 +0000 UTC]

Very surprising. The castle alone with ice crystals would make this an amazing picture, but everything else added to it is dreamlike.

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valkiria-art [2010-05-21 19:01:23 +0000 UTC]

O kurcze, przepraszam, że dopiero teraz odpisuję, ale mam ponad 2000 nieprzeczytanych wiadomości i trudno sie przegrzebac. Jasne, że możesz wykorzystać!!! O ile już tego nie zrobiłeś - jeśli na użytek prezentacji maturalnej, nie ma problemu!;]

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Aust-kun [2010-04-28 12:24:06 +0000 UTC]

Mam taką małą prośbę, mógł bym wykorzystać twój art do mojej prezentacji maturalnej? Puki co to najlepsze co znalazłem jeśli chodzi o Niflheim

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Anacre0n [2010-03-13 14:59:49 +0000 UTC]

I really enjoy your mythological pieces...

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Ufnal [2009-03-30 19:27:32 +0000 UTC]

...KOGUT?!? O.o

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valkiria-art In reply to Ufnal [2009-03-31 08:10:44 +0000 UTC]

Hm, kogut.

W róznych przekazach jest różnie opisywany, czasem jako kogut, czasem jako coś kogutopodobnego... trudno skonstatować

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pendlestock [2009-03-23 13:39:30 +0000 UTC]

Interesting work!

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inklover [2009-03-22 16:35:04 +0000 UTC]

beautiful picture where do all these myths come from,,,,,

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SirOgeon [2009-03-22 14:54:31 +0000 UTC]

I don't know what to say. It's just amazing! I think I'm becoming a fan of your art...

I know a book... It's called "The brken sword" (I translated the swedish title). I don't know if you can get it; it's quite old and it may have an other title, but it's good.

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valkiria-art In reply to SirOgeon [2009-03-23 09:18:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

I found this book in the web, it's really old! I hope I will get it in library or somewhere else.

And I found another book with this title, but it tells story about King Arthur, interestng

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ZiiZii-RocK [2009-03-22 14:30:17 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is amazing!!!

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Zeovalguar [2009-03-22 10:57:17 +0000 UTC]

Amazing,simply amazing.

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SalsolaStock [2009-03-22 04:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Very cool. I had never heard of Niflheim. Now I wish I knew who's in the first palace though. I'm too nosy for my own good! ~Wee

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Equinox96 In reply to SalsolaStock [2013-08-10 07:31:18 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, because of nosyness and curiosity Odin lost an eye and remained nailed to Yggdrasil's bark for 9 days.

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valkiria-art In reply to SalsolaStock [2009-03-22 09:16:00 +0000 UTC]

I wish too;D But... in this way, we could imagine something, of course. For example queen Hel, as we know, is very intolerable person, she wants everything for herself, and she didin't want to live in palace belongs to somebody's elese, because before she has born this land's ruler was another queen, for example Helvede (in Dansk it means "hell") and this second castle was her, but as I wrote, Hel didin't want to sit in somebody's else throne, so she decided to build a new palace. It was very hard work, because all castles and palaces require a lot of time and materials. Queen Hel was furious but she was waiting for her new home.



Of course we can tell another story

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SalsolaStock In reply to valkiria-art [2009-03-22 22:21:25 +0000 UTC]

Good story! You're right. Maybe it's better not to know everything so there is room to imagine.

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Stock-by-Kai [2009-03-22 03:07:31 +0000 UTC]

how beautiful!
great work

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IRISHWSDM [2009-03-22 02:11:20 +0000 UTC]

magickal mood and atmosphere you captured the essence of this mythology so well and the splash of bright color in the rooster is so random and Briallant. Nicely done !! Thanks for sharing the story also.

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valkiria-art In reply to IRISHWSDM [2009-03-22 09:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I tried to "fall" into this mythology and bring, as you wrote the essence. I'm really happy you like it.

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3tch [2009-03-22 00:27:38 +0000 UTC]

Ummmmm.... I love it. Like, that's really inspiring

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Wyrmfoot [2009-03-21 23:39:15 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful

I almost have the feeling of falling into this picture...

Keep it up, your work is the stuff of dreams.

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valkiria-art In reply to Wyrmfoot [2009-03-22 09:19:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, nice words

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