Mythology / norse-valhalla
Facts about Norse Valhalla
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Warriors chosen for Valhalla, called einherjar, spend their days fighting one another and their wounds heal each evening before they feast.
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Valkyries, Odin's female figures in Norse Valhalla mythology, chose which warriors would die in battle and be brought to the hall.
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The roof of Valhalla is described in Norse mythology as being made of shields, with spears serving as the rafters.
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Valhalla is described in the Poetic Edda as having five hundred and forty doors, each wide enough for hundreds of warriors to march through.
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In Norse mythology, Valhalla is Odin's great hall where warriors slain in battle, known as einherjar, feast and train until Ragnarök.