Valhalla Definition

văl-hălə, väl-hälə
noun
The great hall where Odin receives and feasts the souls of heroes fallen bravely in battle.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Valhalla

  • New Latin from Old Norse Valhöll valr the slain in battle welə- in Indo-European roots höll, hall hall kel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Valhalla Sentence Examples

  • Valhalla, the paradise whither the heroes who fell in battle were escorted, was situated there.

  • The Valhalla, or Hall of Heroes, contains busts of eminent Scotsmen.

  • It was like his Valhalla, his Shangri-La.

  • In return he receives the souls of the slain who in his palace, Valhalla, live a life of fighting and feasting, similar to that which has been their desire on earth.

  • Near Regensburg is the pantheon of German worthies, known as the Valhalla.

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VVAVAL

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ALALLA

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