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Valhalla (1896) by Max Brückner in a scenic backdrop for Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen. In Norse mythology Valhalla ( / vælˈhælə, vɑːlˈhɑːlə / [1]) is the anglicised name for Old Norse: Valhǫll ("hall of the slain"). [2] It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin.
The Gylfaginning takes the form of a dialogue between a Swedish King Gylfi and three men on thrones in Asgard called High, Just-As-High, and Third. Gylfi asks many questions of the three men on the history and future of the Æsir. The creation and eventual destruction of the world are described, as are many other aspects of Norse mythology.
Glaðsheimr. In Norse mythology, Glaðsheimr ( Old Norse "bright home" [1]) is a realm in Asgard where Odin 's hall of Valhalla is located according to Grímnismál . Snorri states in Gylfaginning that Glaðsheimr is a meeting hall containing thirteen high seats [2] where the male Æsir hold council, located in Iðavöllr in Asgard, near the ...
Eikþyrnir ( Old Norse: [ˈɛikˌθyrnez̠], "oak-thorny") [1] or Eikthyrnir is a stag which stands upon Valhalla in Norse mythology. The following is related in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda after the description of Heiðrún . Enn er meira mark at of hjörtinn Eirþyrni, [sic] [2] er stendr á Valhöll ok bítr af ...
Death in Norse paganism. This image is usually interpreted as a Valkyrie who welcomes a dead man, or Odin himself, on the Tjängvide image stone from Gotland, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. Death in Norse paganism was associated with diverse customs and beliefs that varied with time, location and social group, and ...
Asgard. In Nordic mythology, Asgard ( Old Norse: Ásgarðr [ˈɑːsˌɡɑrðz̠]; "enclosure of the Æsir ") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in a multitude of Old Norse sagas and mythological texts. [1] It is described as the fortified home of the Æsir gods, often associated with gold imagery. Many of the best-known Nordic ...
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda ( Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often considered to have been to some extent written, or at least compiled, by the Icelandic scholar, lawspeaker, and historian Snorri ...
Heiðrún consumes the leaves of Læraðr atop Valhalla in an illustration from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript. Heiðrún or Heidrun is a nanny goat in Norse mythology, that consumes the foliage of the tree Læraðr and produces mead from her udders for the einherjar. She is described in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda .