Editing Hel (mythological being) (section)

===''Heimskringla''===
In the ''Heimskringla'' book ''[[Ynglinga saga]]'', written in the 13th century by [[Snorri Sturluson]], Hel is referred to, though never by name. In chapter 17, the king [[Dyggvi]] dies of sickness. A poem from the 9th-century ''[[Ynglingatal]]'' that forms the basis of ''Ynglinga saga'' is then quoted that describes Hel's taking of Dyggvi:

{{poemquote|
I doubt not
but Dyggvi's corpse
Hel does hold
to whore with him;
for Ulf's sib
a scion of kings
by right should
caress in death:
to love lured
Loki's sister
[[Yngvi]]'s heir
o'er all Sweden.<ref name="HOLLANDER20">Hollander (2007:20).</ref>
}}

In chapter 45, a section from ''Ynglingatal'' is given which refers to Hel as "[[Bowl barrow|howe]]s'-warder" (meaning "guardian of the graves") and as taking King [[Halfdan Hvitbeinn]] from life.<ref name="HOLLANDER46">Hollander (2007:46).</ref> In chapter 46, King [[Eystein Halfdansson]] dies by being knocked overboard by a sail yard. A section from ''Ynglingatal'' follows, describing that Eystein "fared to" Hel (referred to as "[[Býleistr]]'s-brother's-daughter").<ref name="HOLLANDER47">Hollander (2007:47).</ref> In chapter 47, the deceased Eystein's son King [[Halfdan the Mild|Halfdan]] dies of an illness, and the excerpt provided in the chapter describes his fate thereafter, a portion of which references Hel:

{{poemquote|Loki's child
from life summoned
to her [[Thing (assembly)|thing]]
the third liege-lord,
when Halfdan
of Holtar farm
left the life
allotted to him.<ref name="HOLLANDER20-21">Hollander (2007:20–21).</ref>
}}

In a stanza from ''Ynglingatal'' recorded in chapter 72 of the ''Heimskringla'' book ''[[Harald Sigurdsson|Saga of Harald Sigurdsson]]'', "given to Hel" is again used as a phrase to referring to death.<ref name="HOLLANDER638">Hollander (2007:638).</ref>