How to Use Niflheim in a Sentence
Niflheim
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In the film, he is sent to colonize a new world known as Niflheim and dies dozens of times in the process.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2025-01-10
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In Norse mythology, the ash tree known as Yggdrasill binds together all nine worlds, from the underworld of Niflheim to the realm of the gods, Asgard.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Infinitely worse is Kenneth Marshall, the leader of the expedition and the wannabe conqueror of Niflheim.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 2025-02-28
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Back to that introduction: Mickey No. 17 had been considered a goner, left to die in that ice cave on the planet Niflheim (Norse mythology scholars, mark your bingo cards).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2025-03-06
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In particular, the native inhabitants of Niflheim, which look like a cross between giant woodlice and star-nosed moles and yet are capable of being cute, bring to mind Okja’s super pigs, especially when one of the babies is imperiled.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 2025-02-15
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Mickey 17 Bong Joon Ho's first directorial feature since 2020's Parasite is a sci-fi black comedy starring Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a disposable crew member on a mission to colonize the ice planet Niflheim.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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