In Norse mythology’s Ragnarök, Náströnd is the hall where oath-breakers and murderers suffer.
Náströnd is described in the Poetic Edda as a grim hall in the underworld. Its name is commonly translated as “Corpse Shore” or “Corpse Strand.” The hall has walls made from entwined serpents, whose venom drips onto those inside.
The account connects Náströnd with moral punishment rather than with the honored dead. People guilty of serious crimes, especially oath-breaking and murder, are sent there. A dragon or serpent is also described as feeding on corpses in this underworld landscape.
Náströnd is not the same place as Valhalla, Odin’s hall for warriors chosen in battle, or Fólkvangr, Freyja’s field. It is also distinct from Gimlé, a bright hall associated with the renewed world after the catastrophe.