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Valhalla or Walhalla (both: vălhäl`ə, –hăl`ə), in Norse mythology, Odin's hall for slain heroes. This martial paradise was one of the most beautiful halls of Asgard Asgard , in Norse mythology, home of the gods, also known as Aesir. It consisted of luxurious palaces and halls, in which the gods (whose chief was Odin) dwelled, conferred, and banqueted. One of the most beautiful of these halls was Valhalla.
..... Click the link for more information. . The dead warriors, brought to Valhalla by the Valkyries, fought during the day and feasted at night. ValhallaIn Germanic religion, the hall of slain warriors who live blissfully under the leadership of Odin. Valhalla is depicted as a splendid palace, roofed with shields, where the warriors feast on the flesh of a boar slaughtered daily and made whole again each evening. They drink liquor that flows from the udders of a goat, and their sport is to fight one another every day, with the slain being revived in the evening. Thus they will live until the Ragnarok, when they will leave Valhalla to fight at the side of Odin against the Giants. See also Asgard, Freyja, Valkyrie. Valhalla, Walhalla, Valhall, Walhall Norse myth the great hall of Odin where warriors who die as heroes in battle dwell eternally Valhalla celestial banquet hall for departed war heroes. [Norse Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 1122] See : Heaven Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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