Valhalla
noun
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In Norse mythology, the souls of warriors who died nobly in battle were brought to a magnificent palace, where they spent their days fighting for diversion, immune from lasting injury, and their evenings lustily feasting on freshly killed boar and quaffing the free-flowing mead. In Old Norse, the word for this warrior heaven is Valhǫll (literally, "hall of the slain"); in German, it is Walhalla. English speakers picked up the name as Valhalla in the 18th century. Nowadays, we can use the word figuratively, and induction or admission into a modern-day Valhalla doesn't require passing from this life. It can be a place of honor (a hall of fame, for example) or a place of bliss (as in "an ice cream lover's Valhalla").
Examples of Valhalla in a Sentence
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
Rounding out the Top 10 originals for the week of July 8 were five Netflix programs: Vikings: Valhalla, Bridgerton, Supacell, The Mole and Stranger Things.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2024
The nine-time PGA Tour winner had powered to both his major crowns with barely a flicker of emotion, neither a nerve-wracking closing shootout at Valhalla in Kentucky nor brutal wind and rain in Scotland breaking his steely-eyed mask.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 31 July 2024
Our real-world gaming testing comes from the in-game benchmarks of F1 2021, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Rainbow Six Siege.
—PCMAG, 25 July 2024
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“Valhalla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Valhalla. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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Valhalla
noun
derived from an early Norse word Valhǫll, literally "hall of the slain," from valr "those slain (in battle)" and hǫll "hall"
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