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The man guiding Gangleri tells him High is the king of the hall. In chapter 20, Third states Odin mans Valhalla with the Einherjar: those killed in battle and become Odin's adopted sons. High continues the valkyries are sent by Odin to every battle; they choose who is to die, and determine victory. In chapter 38, Gangleri says: "You say all men who have fallen in battle from the beginning of the world are now with Odin in Valhalla. With what does he feed them? I should think the crowd there is large. Grímnismál stanza 18 is recounted. Gangleri asks if Odin eats the same food as the Einherjar, and High responds Odin needs nothing to eat—Odin only consumes wine—and he gives his food to his wolves Geri and Freki. Grímnismál stanza 19 is recounted. High additionally states, at sunrise, Odin sends his ravens Huginn and Muninn from Valhalla to fly throughout the entire world, and they return in time for the first meal there. In chapter 39, Gangleri asks about the food and drinks the Einherjar consume, and asks if only water is available there.

High replies of course, Valhalla has food and drinks fit for kings and jarls , for the mead consumed in Valhalla is produced from the udders of the goat Heiðrún, who in turn feeds on the leaves of the "famous tree" Læraðr. The goat produces so much mead in a day, it fills a massive vat large enough for all of the Einherjar in Valhalla to satisfy their thirst from it. High further states the stag Eikþyrnir stands atop Valhalla and chews on the branches of Læraðr. So much moisture drips from his horns, it falls down to the well Hvelgelmir, resulting in numerous rivers.

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In chapter 40, Gangleri muses Valhalla must be quite crowded, to which High responds Valhalla is massive and remains roomy despite the large amount of inhabitants, and then quotes Grímnismál stanza In chapter 41, Gangleri says Odin seems to be quite a powerful lord, controlling quite a big army, but he wonders how the Einherjar keep busy while they are not drinking. High replies daily, after they dressed and put on their war gear, they go out to the courtyard and battle one-on-one combat for sport. Then, before mealtime, they ride home to Valhalla and drink. High quotes Vafþrúðnismál stanza In chapter 42, High describes "right at the beginning, while the gods were settling", they established Asgard, then built Valhalla. At the beginning of Skáldskaparmál , a partially euhemerized account is given of Ægir visiting the gods in Asgard and shimmering swords are brought out and used as their sole source of light as they drink.

There, numerous gods feast, they have plenty of strong mead , and the hall has wall-panels covered with attractive shields. In chapter 2, a quote from the anonymous 10th century poem Eiríksmál is provided see the Fagrskinna section below for more detail and another translation from another source :. What sort of dream is that, Odin? I dreamed I rose up before dawn to clear up Val-hall for slain people. I aroused the Einheriar, bade them get up to strew the benches, clean the beer-cups, the valkyries to serve wine for the arrival of a prince. In chapter 17 of Skáldskaparmál , the jötunn Hrungnir is in a rage and, while attempting to catch up and attack Odin on his steed Sleipnir , ends up at the doors to Valhalla. There, the Æsir invite him in for a drink. Hrungnir goes in, demands a drink, and becomes drunk and belligerent, stating that he will remove Valhalla and take it to the land of the jötunn, Jötunheimr , among various other things.

Eventually, the gods tire of his boasting and invoke Thor, who arrives. Hrungnir states that he is under the Aesir's protection as a guest and therefore he can't be harmed while in Valhalla. After an exchange of words, Hrungnir challenges Thor to a duel at the location of Griotunagardar , resulting in Hrungnir's death.

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In chapter 34, the tree Glasir is stated as located in front of the doors of Valhalla. The tree is described as having foliage of red gold and being the most beautiful tree among both gods and men. A quote from a work by the 9th century skald Bragi Boddason is presented that confirms the description. Valhalla is mentioned in euhemerized form and as an element of remaining Norse pagan belief in Heimskringla. In chapter 8 of Ynglinga saga , the "historical" Odin is described as ordaining burial laws over his country. These laws include that all the dead are to be burned on a pyre on a burial mound with their possessions, and their ashes are to be brought out to sea or buried in the earth. The dead would then arrive in Valhalla with everything that one had on their pyre, and whatever one had hidden in the ground. In chapter 32 of Hákonar saga Góða , Haakon I of Norway is given a pagan burial, which is described as sending him on his way to Valhalla.

Verses from Hákonarmál are then quoted in support, themselves containing references to Valhalla. In chapter 8 of Fagrskinna a prose narrative states that after the death of her husband Eric Bloodaxe , Gunnhild Mother of Kings had a poem composed about him. The composition is by an anonymous author from the 10th century and is referred to as Eiríksmál , and describes Eric Bloodaxe and five other kings arriving in Valhalla after their death. The poem begins with comments by Odin as Old Norse Óðinn :. I waked the Einherjar, bade valkyries rise up, to strew the bench, and scour the beakers, wine to carry, as for a king's coming, here to me I expect heroes' coming from the world, certain great ones, so glad is my heart. The god Bragi asks where a thundering sound is coming from, and says that the benches of Valhalla are creaking—as if the god Baldr had returned to Valhalla—and that it sounds like the movement of a thousand. Odin responds that Bragi knows well that the sounds are for Eric Bloodaxe, who will soon arrive in Valhalla.

Odin tells the heroes Sigmund and Sinfjötli to rise to greet Eric and invite him into the hall, if it is indeed he. Sigmund asks Odin why he would expect Eric more than any other king, to which Odin responds that Eric has reddened his gore-drenched sword with many other lands. Eric arrives, and Sigmund greets him, tells him that he is welcome to come into the hall, and asks him what other lords he has brought with him to Valhalla. Eric says that with him are five kings, that he will tell them the name of them all, and that he, himself, is the sixth. In this illustration from a 17th-century Icelandic manuscript, Heimdall is shown guarding the gate of Valhalla. A depiction of valkyries encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla by Lorenz Frølich. The concept of Valhalla continues to influence modern popular culture. Examples include the Walhalla temple built by Leo von Klenze for Ludwig I of Bavaria between and near Regensburg , Germany , and the Tresco Abbey Gardens Valhalla museum built by August Smith around to house ship figureheads from shipwrecks that occurred at the Isles of Scilly , England , near the museum.

References to Valhalla appear in literature, art, and other forms of media. Examples include K. Ehrenberg's charcoal illustration Gastmahl in Walhalla mit einziehenden Einheriern , Richard Wagner 's depiction of Valhalla in his opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen — , the Munich , Germany-based Germanic Neopagan magazine Walhalla — , the book series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan, the comic series Valhalla — by Peter Madsen, and its subsequent animated film of the same name Before Hunter S. He wrote "Big Sur is very like Valhalla—a place that a lot of people have heard of, and that very few can tell you anything about" Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, chapter A video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla was released in November Elton John 's first album, Empty Sky , contains a song called "Valhalla". The Walhalla temple above the Danube near Regensburg , Germany. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikiquote. Enormous hall located in Asgard, in Norse mythology. For other uses, see Valhalla disambiguation. Retrieved Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 10 November Retrieved 9 November Archived from the original on Martin's Publishing Group. Byock, Jesse Trans. The Prose Edda. Slutledet hǫll Valhǫll , är ett vanligt gammalt nordiskt substantiv. Det är besläktat med det engelska ordet hall och har samma betydelse. Som filologer som Calvert Watkins har noterat, producerade samma indoeuropeiska rot det fornnordiska hel , ett egennamn som används för både namnet på världen Hel , liksom gudinnan Hel som övervakar den världen. I svensk folksägen kallades även berg som traditionellt betraktades som dödsboenden, för Valhall , och det är därför möjligt att hel -elementet härrör från hallr , dvs sten, och ursprungligen hänvisade till en underjordisk värld, och inte en hall.

Valhall sägs enligt legenden ha dörrar och ett tak bestående av gyllene sköldar. För andra betydelser, se Valhall olika betydelser. Valhall på isländsk handskrift från talet. I porten syns väktaren Heimdall. Alla som komma till Odens boning känna igen den genast: det hänger en varg öster om porten, en örn sitter lutad däröver. Grimnesmal , vers Andra namn på Valhall [ redigera redigera wikitext ] Gladsheim "den glansfulla världen" - omtalat som det största huset i Asgård med Odens och tolv andra högsäten. Täckt med guld både ut- och invändigt.

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