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Is Valhalla only for warriors?
According to Snorri, those who die in battle are taken to Valhalla, while those who die of sickness or old age find themselves in Hel, the underworld, after their departure from the land of the living. The ranks of Valhalla would therefore predominantly be filled with elite warriors, especially heroes and rulers.
Do non Vikings go to Valhalla?
Not all Vikings went to Valhalla Vikings believed they could reach Valhalla if they died in battle – but what if they perished in some other way? It was thought that, “if you were a Viking woman, or died in bed of sickness, or if you died of old age, you were not going to Valhalla,” says Larrington.
What are the requirements for getting into Valhalla?
Valhalla is presided over by Odin, and to gain entrance to it, one must be chosen by him and his valkyries, the “choosers of the fallen.”…
- Valhalla receives distinguished warriors.
- Folkvangr receives the rest of the warriors.
- Hel receives the rest of the dead.
Does everyone go to Valhalla?
The goddess Freya is said to welcome some of the dead into her hall, Folkvang (Old Norse Fólkvangr, “the field of the people” or “the field of warriors”). An oft-repeated line is that those who die in battle are thought to go to Valhalla, whereas those who die of other, more peaceful causes go to Hel.
What happens FLkvangr?
In Norse mythology, Fólkvangr (Old Norse: [ˈfoːlkˌwɑŋɡz̠], “field of the host” or “people-field” or “army-field”) is a meadow or field ruled over by the goddess Freyja where half of those that die in combat go upon death, whilst the other half go to the god Odin in Valhalla.
Can you enter Valhalla without dying in battle?
According to the lore in Germanic heathenry, the ONLY way one may enter Valhalla is by dying in battle, actual combat and is chosen by Odin – not a battle with cancer or whatever modern day people may conceive of as a “battle”.
Do you have to be a warrior to go to Valhalla?
A person who is not a warrior wanting to go to Valhalla is like a human visiting the zoo wanting to permanently move into the Komodo Dragon enclosure, while the the Komodo Dragons are still living there. It makes zero sense. What you do is take on fighting and protecting as you’re life’s calling.
Why does it make no sense to go to Valhalla?
Valhalla is only one of many honorable destinations. It’s not like the Christian Heaven in that sense. A person who is not a warrior wanting to go to Valhalla is like a human visiting the zoo wanting to permanently move into the Komodo Dragon enclosure, while the the Komodo Dragons are still living there. It makes zero sense.
What happened at Valhalla in the Vikings?
Up in Valhalla, the warriors would join Odin and other gods in the feasting table. The warriors would meet their fallen brothers who had died on the battlefield before them. Valhalla was the Great Hall and only those who met the Viking standard of brave warriors could go to Valhalla.
Would Odin Choose you to go to Valhalla?
As long as you are a life long actual warrior who has knowingly and deliberately followed Odin for many years, he might chose you. Valhalla is only one of many honorable destinations. It’s not like the Christian Heaven in that sense.