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Valhalla
Val-hal′la
,Noun.
[Icel.
valhöll
, literally, hall of the slain; valr
the slain (akin to AS. wæl
, OHG. wal
battlefield, wuol
defeat, slaughter, AS. wōl
pestilence) + höll
a royal hall. See Hall
, and cf. Walhalla
.] [Written also
walhalla
.] 1.
(Scand. Myth.)
The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle.
2.
Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation’s heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.