In Norse mythology, Náströnd is the shore of corpses associated with the dishonorable dead.
Náströnd appears in the poem Völuspá, preserved in the Poetic Edda. Its name is generally understood as “corpse shore” or “shore of corpses,” and the poem presents it as a grim place in the underworld where oath-breakers and other morally condemned figures suffer.
The text describes a hall at Náströnd with doors facing north and walls woven from serpents. Venom drips through the structure, while the dead are described as wading through poisonous streams. These images place Náströnd among the most severe punishment scenes in Norse mythic poetry.
Náströnd is often confused with Hel, the broader realm ruled by the goddess Hel. It is also distinct from Valhalla and Fólkvangr, which are associated with selected warriors rather than punishment.