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.

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Label Occurrences
Valhalla canonical 34
Norse mythology Valhalla 1
Valhalla from Norse mythology 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)

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Odin associatedWith Valhalla
Odin hall Valhalla
Odin governsAfterlifeRealm Valhalla
Hel contrastedWith Valhalla
valkyries associatedAfterlife Valhalla
subject surface form: Valkyries
valkyries transportTo Valhalla
subject surface form: Valkyries
Asgard contains Valhalla
Helheim contrastedWith Valhalla
Valhalla Provincial Park hasNameOrigin Valhalla
this entity surface form: Norse mythology Valhalla
Valhalla nameOrigin Valhalla
this entity surface form: Valhalla from Norse mythology
Das Rheingold setting Valhalla
Sleipnir associatedPlace Valhalla
Freki associatedWith Valhalla
Freki keptAt Valhalla
Valknut associatedWith Valhalla
Valknut relatedConcept Valhalla
Geri associatedWithLocation Valhalla
Norse culture hasConcept Valhalla
Fólkvangr sharesSlainWith Valhalla
Fólkvangr contrastedWith Valhalla
Fólkvangr sharesFunctionWith Valhalla
Éljúðnir contrastedWith Valhalla
The Einherjar resideIn Valhalla
subject surface form: Einherjar
The Einherjar hallWithin Valhalla
subject surface form: Einherjar
The Einherjar feastLocation Valhalla
subject surface form: Einherjar
Sessrúmnir contrastedWith Valhalla
Sessrúmnir sharesRoleWith Valhalla
Glaðsheimr relatedConcept Valhalla
this entity surface form: Valhöll
Grímnismál describes Valhalla
"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) oftenContrastedWith Valhalla
subject surface form: Helheim
"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) distinctFrom Valhalla
subject surface form: Helheim
Náströnd contrastedWith Valhalla
gates of Hel contrastedWith Valhalla
Hel (goddess) contrastedWith Valhalla
subject surface form: Hel
Valhallavägen namedAfter Valhalla