Valhalla (
Old Norse Valhöll, "Hall of the slain") is
Odin's hall in
Norse mythology, located in
Gladsheim and is the home for those slain gloriously in battle (known as
Einherjar) who are welcomed by
Bragi and escorted to Valhalla by the
valkyries. The main gate of Valhalla is called Valgrind, which is described in
Grímnismál as a "sacred gate", behind which are the "holy doors" and "there are few who can tell the manner by which it is locked". The hall itself has 540 doors, so wide that 800 warriors could walk through side-by-side. It is said that there is room enough for all those chosen. Here, every day, the slain warriors who will assist Odin in
Ragnarök, the gods' final conflict with the giants, arm themselves for battle and ride forth by the thousands to engage in combat on the plains of
Asgard. Those who die in the fighting will be brought back to life. At night, they return to Valhalla to feast on the boar
Sæhrímnir and drink intoxicating drink. Those who do not get to Valhalla go to the home of the dead (
Hel), a place beneath the underworld (
Niflheim), or one of various other places. Those who are lost at sea, for example, are taken to
Ægir's hall at the bottom of the sea. In addition to the
valkyries and the
Einherjar, a rooster named
Gullinkambi lives there.
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