Category:Valhalla

Val*hal"la, n. Etym: [icel. valhöll, literally, hall of the slain; Valr the slain (akin to as. wæl, ohg. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, Slaughter, as. wol pestilence) + höll a royal hall. See hall, and cf. Walhalla.] [written also walhalla.]

1. (scand. Myth.)

Defn: 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.