The Untold Truth Of Valhalla

Valhalla is the most glorious and desirable place within Norse cosmology, but it's more than just Viking heaven. In fact, it's got everything from endless battle to magic goats. This is the untold truth of Valhalla.

Sorry, Justice League, but the Vikings came up with the idea of a Hall of Heroes first. In fact, the word Valhalla means "hall of the battle slain," and that's exactly what it is: a giant feasting hall in Asgard where all the greatest Norse warriors are brought by the Valkyries after dying in battle.

Various works of Norse mythology even include descriptions of what Valhalla looks like, and together, they help give us a pretty good picture of Odin's great hall. It's described as "gold-bright" due to its roof being covered in shining golden shields, which line the top of the hall like shingles. The interior of the hall is full of many feasting tables for the einherjar, that's what the dead heroes are called, and the great chairs surrounding these tables are forged from breastplates. The rafters are made of spear-shafts, and the benches are all covered with coats of mail. The creaking of these numerous benches under the weight of warriors and gods was said to create a sound like thunder. The numerous gates of Valhalla are guarded by wolves, while eagles soar above it.

And outside the front door of Valhalla stands the great tree Glasir, said to be the most beautiful tree in the nine realms of the Norse universe.

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