That leads to Hela's<note xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="bottom">[<emph>Hela</emph> the Latinized form of O[ld]N[orse] <emph>Hel</emph>]<lb /> <emph>Niflheimr</emph>, the hell of the Gothic nations, consisted of nine worlds, to which were devoted all such as died of sickness, old-age, or by any other means than in battle: Over it presided Hela, the Goddess of Death.<lb /> <emph>Hela</emph> is described with a dreadful countenance, & her body half flesh-colour & half blew. [Note in <bibl>C(ommonplace) B(ook)</bibl>.] </note> drear abode.