The Einherjar

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group of mythological beings warriors in Norse mythology

The Einherjar are the chosen slain warriors of Norse mythology who reside in Valhalla, training for the final apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök under the leadership of Odin.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Einherjar	5
The Einherjar canonical	2
einherjar	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of mythological beings ⓘ warriors in Norse mythology ⓘ
afterlifeStatus	dead warriors ⓘ
associatedConcept	honorable death in battle ⓘ warrior afterlife ⓘ
associatedPlace	Asgard ⓘ
battleFunction	Odin’s army at Ragnarök ⓘ
category	afterlife beings in Norse mythology ⓘ warrior spirits ⓘ
contrastedWith	dead who go to Hel ⓘ
cosmicRole	participants in the eschatological battle ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ
dailyActivity	fighting each other ⓘ training for battle ⓘ
dailyCycle	slain in combat each day and revived ⓘ
drinkConsumed	mead from the goat Heiðrún ⓘ
dwellingType	hall of the slain ⓘ
fateAtRagnarok	fight and largely perish in the final battle ⓘ
feastLocation	Valhalla ⓘ
foodConsumed	meat of the boar Sæhrímnir ⓘ
genderTraditionally	male ⓘ
hallWithin	Valhalla ⓘ
hostDeity	Odin ⓘ
leader	Odin ⓘ
mythicSource	Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
nameEtymology	Old Norse term meaning "single fighters" or "those who fight alone" ⓘ
opposedTo	forces of Loki at Ragnarök ⓘ giants at Ragnarök ⓘ
prepareForEvent	Ragnarok ⓘ surface form: Ragnarök
religiousContext	pre-Christian Norse religion ⓘ
resideIn	Valhalla ⓘ
roleInMythology	chosen slain warriors ⓘ
selectedBy	Odin ⓘ Valkyries ⓘ
selectionCriterion	fallen bravely in battle ⓘ
symbolizes	glorious death in battle ⓘ ideal of heroic warfare ⓘ
trainFor	Ragnarok ⓘ surface form: final battle at Ragnarök
transportedBy	Valkyries ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

valkyries → associatedWith → The Einherjar ⓘ

subject surface form: Valkyries

Bifrost → travelers → The Einherjar ⓘ