Valhalla
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Valhalla is the majestic hall in Norse mythology where Odin receives and houses warriors who have died heroically in battle.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valhalla canonical | 34 |
| Norse mythology Valhalla | 1 |
| Valhalla from Norse mythology | 1 |
| Valhöll | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
hall ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| accessCondition | heroic death in battle ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old Norse literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Skaldic poetry
|
| associatedWithEvent | Ragnarok ⓘ |
| capacityDescription | 800 warriors through each door at once ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Fólkvangr ⓘ |
| cook | Andhrimnir ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext |
Nine Worlds
ⓘ
surface form:
Nine Worlds of Norse cosmology
|
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| dailyActivity |
warriors feast and drink mead
ⓘ
warriors fight each other ⓘ |
| describedAs | majestic hall ⓘ |
| doorMaterial | gold ⓘ |
| entranceNumber | 540 doors ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | preparation for Ragnarok ⓘ |
| hallDescription | very large and bright ⓘ |
| hasAnimal |
goat Heidrun
ⓘ
stag Eikthyrnir ⓘ |
| hasDoorGuard |
The Einherjar
ⓘ
surface form:
Einherjar
|
| hasGatekeeper |
Heimdall
ⓘ
surface form:
Heimdallr
|
| hasResidents |
The Einherjar
ⓘ
surface form:
Einherjar
Valkyries ⓘ |
| influenced | modern depictions of warrior afterlife ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| locatedIn | Asgard ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | hall of the slain ⓘ |
| otherRulerOfSlain |
Freyja
ⓘ
surface form:
Freyja at Fólkvangr
|
| ownedBy | Odin ⓘ |
| provides |
mead from goat Heidrun
ⓘ
meat from boar Saehrimnir ⓘ |
| purpose | house warriors who died heroically ⓘ |
| receives |
The Einherjar
ⓘ
surface form:
Einherjar
warriors slain in battle ⓘ |
| roofDescription | thatched with shields ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | shields ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Odin ⓘ |
| seatType | breastplates ⓘ |
| selectionOfWarriorsBy | Valkyries ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by Odin and Valkyries ⓘ |
| servedBy | Valkyries ⓘ |
| sourceTextAuthor | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
heroic death
ⓘ
warrior honor ⓘ |
| wallDecoration | spears ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Valkyries
subject surface form:
Valkyries
this entity surface form:
Norse mythology Valhalla
this entity surface form:
Valhalla from Norse mythology
subject surface form:
Einherjar
subject surface form:
Einherjar
subject surface form:
Einherjar
this entity surface form:
Valhöll
subject surface form:
Helheim
subject surface form:
Helheim
subject surface form:
Hel