Chapter 36 Pilgrimage-(2/2)
These big Viking men began to laugh wildly in the cold wind, as if what was about to begin was not a fatal expedition, but a pleasant trip.
Kirk could only shrug his shoulders. These Viking warriors really looked forward to death. One of the most harmful legends in Nordic mythology is the setting of the Hall of Valor. Even if you die, you will go to Asgard, where you can eat well and drink spicy food, and you can still live all day long.
Fighting back and forth, the temptation for the Viking warriors was extremely great.
After Regnar finished laughing wildly, Kirk continued to ask: "We are going to the holy land Uppsala. Can we find the way to Asgard?"
Regnar smiled and said: "The reason why we go to Uppsala every year for pilgrimage is because there, you can see the Rainbow Bridge with the naked eye. But mortals do not have divinity, they can only see but cannot directly ascend. You
You need to continue north from Uppsala, passing through the Realm of the Dead and the Territory of Giants, before you can climb the Rainbow Bridge and enter Asgard."
Kirk nodded and said to Thor: "Can you enter Asgard when you see the Rainbow Bridge?"
Thor nodded: "No problem, but I suspect that since Loki used his divine power to hide Asgard's aura and turn the Rainbow Bridge around, we may not be able to see this bridge in the atrium world, and can only go to the Giant.
territory."
"Tell us about our first stop." Kirk turned to Regnar.
Regnar said: "If we go all the way, we will reach the sacred mountain of Uppsala. At the top of the sacred mountain, we can see the Rainbow Bridge. After passing Uppsala, we will walk forward for nine days and nine nights.
You can reach the country of Hel. In Norse mythology
, the kingdom of Hel, the god of death, is a cold and foggy place underground. It is also a place of eternal night. Only the dead can reach it. The gate of the kingdom of Hades is far away from the human world and must be in the cold and dark place of the extreme north.
Walking on the rugged terrain for nine days and nine nights
Rugged road. According to legend, the famous god of speed, Hermod, rode Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir. It took him nine days and nights to reach the Gjoll River. The ghost after death
Most people pass by horseback or car. This
These horses and carts were burned together with the cremation. Nordic people usually wear a pair of particularly strong boots on the feet of the dead, because the rugged road to the underworld for nine days and nine nights requires a pair of good boots. These boots are particularly
Named "Hull Boots"
.
Both Kirk and Xiaopang were eye-opening: "It turns out there is still this legend."
Regna became energetic: "We have to continue moving forward and cross the Gjoll River. This river is the border of Niflheim. There is a gold-plated crystal bridge on the river, suspended by a hair.
The bridge is guarded by the ferocious skeletal Modgud (dgud, war mad). Anyone who wants to cross the bridge must first let him suck his blood as a toll."
Xiaopang was speechless: "We vampires have to work hard to do business. Modgud can just stay still and pluck feathers beautifully and bleed. It's really cool!"
Thor nodded: "I have also heard that there are many terrible monsters in the underworld."
Regnar continued to introduce: "After the Jior River, there is a forest of iron trees. There are only steel leaves in the forest, and the ground is barren. In the forest of iron trees, there are guarding iron wolves, the gods of death. The duty of these wolves is to supervise the dead.
Devour the living! After passing the Iron Tree Forest, you will reach the "Gate of Hel", where there is the terrifying blood-spotted giant dog Gal
Guarded by Garm, it lay curled up in a cave called Gnipa. According to legend, Garm was thrown into the kingdom of death by Odin together with the goddess Hel. He was also the descendant of the goddess Hel.
The first terrifying existence! This terrible monster can only be bought with a food called "Hull Cake"."
Brunwald said: "I heard Father God Odin talk about it. The power of this evil beast is not inferior to that of a main god! In the underworld, its ability should still get some bonuses. It will be a severe test for us.
."
Ragna continued: "In the "Gate of Hel", there is biting cold and profound darkness; there is a sound like a hissing and boiling cauldron, which is the sound of the Hwagmir spring. In addition to this
Outside, there are nine rivers in the underworld, one of which is named Slid. There are sharp knives flowing in the river. There are a large number of underworld guards along the river to prevent the enemy from raiding. We need to break through the defense lines one after another in order to
Reaching the palace of Queen Hel at the end."
"In the center of the underworld is Hel's palace, Eliudnir (misery). Hel's favorite food is "hungry", and her knife is "Glutton". Her male servant is named "Slow"
"(ganglati), the maid is named "ganglot" (ganglot). They move so slowly that no one can see which direction they are moving, the bedroom is named "destruction",
The bed is named "Sorrow" and the curtains are named "Fire". Hull has many rooms to accommodate guests who come from the earth every day; she not only accepts all murderers and ghosts who died unjustly, but also those ghosts who unfortunately died without bleeding. Everyone who dies of old age
and the ghosts of those who died of illness also came to Hull; this so-called "death of illness" is also known as "death of straw", which refers specifically to those who died in bed in an ordinary way, and is different from the warriors who died heroically on the battlefield."
"Therefore," Wang Han concluded: "This Hel underworld is really a trap at every step, full of difficulties, and we need to break through it one by one."
Kirk waved his hand: "We are not weak here! We have Thor, Brunwald, and 8 Valkyries."
Brunwald smiled: "In terms of strength, we will naturally not lose to Loki's daughter - the goddess of the underworld, Hel, but she should not be underestimated. Because that is the underworld! Even the gods will not set foot there easily.
The forbidden area. The reason why Odin wanted to exile Hel there was because he wanted her to be destroyed by the monsters in the underworld. But Hel, with the giant dog Garm, not only did not die in the underworld, but defeated the original inhabitants of this barren land.
The lord has become the new God of Hades! We cannot take it lightly."
While everyone was talking, the dragons soared quickly into the wind.
After several days of flying, Wang Han's voice suddenly sounded, full of excitement: "We are here!"
In front of us, a red sun rises slowly over the mountains, shining its thin sunlight onto the land permanently dominated by ice, snow and cold. The distant peaks, under the sunlight, quickly turn golden, like Asgard.
It’s like the special sacred mountain comes to the world.
Chapter completed!