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Valhalla
The hall of the slain in Norse story. Not a generic warrior heaven and not Christian paradise.
Also known as Valhǫll
Norse tradition
Valhalla appears in Norse tradition.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning describes Valhöll as the hall of the slain. A Norse named hall, not Elysium and not a Christian paradise under another roof.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Valhalla is sacred to Odin.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning seats Valhalla as Odin’s hall of the einherjar under his choosing. A named hall dedicated to that god, not folkvangr as Freyja’s share and not odin→appears_in→valhalla as the PE seat alone.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Cauldron appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning names Eldhrímnir as the cauldron in which Andhrímnir cooks Sæhrímnir for the einherjar in Valhalla. A named cook-cauldron of that hall, not Hymir’s brewing-kettle already walked to Asgard and not every pot dump.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Einherjar appears in Valhalla.
Grímnismál and Völuspá neighbors in the Poetic Edda seat the einherjar as the hall-dead who feast in Valhöll. A named presence of einherjar in Valhalla, not berserker as living rage-band and not valkyrie as chooser alone.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Valkyrie appears in Valhalla.
Grímnismál and Völuspá in the Poetic Edda seat valkyrjur bearing the slain toward the hall. A named presence of valkyrie in Valhalla speech, not norn as fate-woman and not angel.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Odin appears in Valhalla.
Grímnismál in the Poetic Edda seats Óðinn as host of Valhöll among the slain. A named presence of Odin in Valhalla, not Fólkvangr as Freyja’s field and not Asgard as the wider enclosure alone.
from Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation) · Poetic Edda, medieval Icelandic compilation; Larrington trans. 1996/2014
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Five hundred appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning numbers Valhalla’s doors at five hundred and forty. A named five-hundred tally in that hall speech, not hundred as the scale already walked and not fifty as a bare half-dump.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Forty appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning finishes Valhalla’s door count as five hundred and forty. A named forty in that hall tally, not forty as a biblical wilderness dump alone and not five-hundred as the leading hundreds alone.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Eight hundred appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning has each Valhalla door wide enough for eight hundred einherjar to walk abreast. A named eight-hundred tally in that hall speech, not eight as Sleipnir’s legs alone and not hundred as the scale alone.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Plate appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning seats the einherjar’s daily feast at Valhalla’s tables. A named plate-kind in that hall feast, not ladle as the dipping service alone and not cup as the drinking vessel already walked under PE/W3 neighbors.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Andiron appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning seats the einherjar’s feast where Andhrímnir cooks over the hall fire. A named andiron-kind among that hearth furniture, not ladle as serving gear alone and not spit as a roasting-rod dump.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Breastplate appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning seats the einherjar arming each day from Valhalla for the field and returning to feast. A named breastplate-kind in that hall’s war-gear speech, not baldric as a belt alone and not armor as a bare class dump.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Chalice appears in Valhalla.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning seats the einherjar drinking in Valhalla from the mead of Heiðrún. A named chalice-kind in that hall feast, not cup as the ordinary vessel already walked and not plate as table-gear alone.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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sources
- Gylfaginning · Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning, in the Prose Edda.
- Poetic Edda · Anonymous (Eddic poems); Carolyne Larrington (translation)
The Poetic Edda, trans. Carolyne Larrington.