Every Norse name carries a story; Hel carries more than one.
The story
The half-living, half-corpse ruler of Helheim, the Norse underworld for those who die of sickness or old age. Daughter of Loki, she judges and hosts the dead in her vast hall called Éljúðnir.
Other Norse figures on The Veiled Deck: Baldr, Freyja, Loki.