Search results
Oct 13, 2017 · Valhalla. (n.) heavenly hall in which Odin receives the souls of heroes slain in battle, 1696 (in Archdeacon Nicolson's "English Historical Library"), from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the battle-slain;" first element from valr "those slain in battle," from Proto-Germanic *walaz (source also of Old English wæl "slaughter, bodies of the slain ...
- 한국어 (Korean)
Valhalla 뜻: 발할라; 오딘이 전투에서 죽은 영웅들의 영혼을 받는 천상의 전당, 1696년...
- Deutsch (German)
Valhalla (n.) Himmlischer Saal, in dem Odin die Seelen der...
- 한국어 (Korean)
In Norse mythology, Valhalla (/ vælˈhælə / val-HAL-ə, US also / vɑːlˈhɑːlə / vahl-HAH-lə; [1] Old Norse: Valhǫll [ˈwɑlhɒlː], lit. 'Hall of the Slain') [2] is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin.
The earliest known use of the noun Valhalla is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for Valhalla is from 1768, in the writing of Thomas Gray, poet and literary scholar. Valhalla is a borrowing from Latin.
Valhalla is a quasi-Latin word imported directly into English. It was used by the seventeenth-century Danish historian Thomas Bartholin in his Latin writings about Germanic antiquities. You can see the word borrowed directly into English from Bartholinus's Latin here:
Valhalla, in Norse mythology, the hall of slain warriors, who live there blissfully under the leadership of the god Odin. Valhalla is depicted as a splendid palace, roofed with shields, where the warriors feast on the flesh of a boar slaughtered daily and made whole again each evening.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- In Norse mythology, Valhalla is the hall of slain warriors, who live there blissfully under the leadership of the god Odin. Valhalla is depicted as...
- The Old Norse name for Valhalla is Valhöll, a compound noun composed of the words valr, meaning “the fallen,” and höll, meaning “hall.” Valhalla th...
- Valhalla is one of the 12 or more realms into which Asgard, the dwelling place of the gods in Norse mythology, is divided.
- The idea of an afterlife in Valhalla was a strong motivating force for the Vikings, especially before they went into battle, because only the falle...
Aug 19, 2024 · Valhalla ( Norse mythology ) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir . 1791 May 1, “Moore's Inquiry into the Subject of Suicide”, in Monthly Review [1] , London, pages 24–25 :
People also ask
Where does the word Valhalla come from?
What is Valhalla in Norse mythology?
Why is Valhalla called the 'Hall of the slain heroes'?
What is the difference between Val and Höll in Norse mythology?
What is Valhalla famous for?
Is Valhalla the Norse equivalent of the afterlife?
Nov 18, 2021 · In Old Norse, the word ‘Valhalla’ comes from ‘Valhöll’ which in turn means ‘Hall of the Slain’. Thus the word ‘Val’ means ‘slain’ while ‘höll’ means ‘hall’. That’s how come the word ‘Valhalla’ is interpreted as the ‘Hall of the Slain Heroes’ or ‘Hall of the Fallen Heroes’.
