Niðafjöll Pubications - Scandinavian and Germanic Folklore


		Niðafjöll - "(Old Norse, 'dark mountains') are mountains in the underworld from which the dragon of death Niðhöggr comes (Völuspá 66 - Poetic Edda). In Snorri (Gylfaginning 51 - Prose Edda) the Niðafjöll are the same as the Niðvellir in Völuspá 37. According to his information there was a golden palace there called Sindri. But this is probably a misunderstanding since in Völuspá 37, the palace is the residence of Sindri's family, i.e. the dwarfs. Snorri further comments that this place will be inhabited in the new world following the Ragnarök by good and virtuous people. This re-interpretation which, despite its proximity to Hel apparently causes Snorri no problem whatsoever, shows that the northern Other World landscapes (such as Niðafjöll, Niðvellir, Glæsisvellir, Oðáinsakr and others) were never understood as places of punishment in the sense of the Christian hell." - Page 231, Dictionary of Northern Mythology by Rudolf Simek Niðafjöll Publications focuses only on pre-Christian Scandinavian and Germanic folklore, heritage, traditions and culture and is a registered minority publisher with the National Library of Canada. Started in 2000 before Print on Demand, all materials were printed and bound without the aid of Perfect back binding machines. Since Print on Demand has become affordable, it is the preferred method for print media. Digital document creation is still done by Niðafjöll Publications and distributed on CD or DVD. Currently, Niðafjöll Publications assists smaller organizations that promote pre-Christian Scandinavian and Germanic literature by managing websites, digital publication and traditional print media.