Ancient history

Valholl (Walhalla)

In Norse mythology, the Valhöll (or Walhalla, Valhalla, Valhalle), abode of the slain, is the place where brave warriors are brought. It is on the battlefields that the warrior maidens, the Valkyries, seek and collect men in order to bring them back to Ásgard, where Odin awaits them to prepare them for the final battle, Ragnarök.

In Valhöll, the warriors then named Einherjar are happy:they fight, kill each other, are reborn to slay each other again in a closed field. Then the rest of the time they drink the milk from the Heidrun goat, eat the flesh of the Sæhrímnir wild boar and have fun. They are served by the Valkyries and the youngest of the Norns. Also present are Odin, who only drinks, feeding his wolves, and Loki. All await the day when emerging from the five hundred and forty gates of Valhöll in a rank of eight hundred, they will fight in a final war against the terrible son of Loki, the wolf Fenrir, and many other enemies.


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