A Warrior's Guide to Valhalla - The Viking Dragon Blog

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In previous blog posts, we’ve looked extensively at the lives that Vikings lead, from the food that they ate to the role of women in society, but we’ve barely touched on the path that Norsemen and women believed was waiting for them after death. Though Vikings believed that the souls of the dead could end up in a number of spectral realms, no doubt the most famous is Valhalla: The Hall of the Fallen. A jovial kingdom where the dead lived happily under the watchful eye of Odin, being granted entry to Valhalla was the ultimate achievement of a Viking warrior. Entrance was selective, allowing only the bravest and more honourable the chance to sit at the eternal feasting table beneath the gold-bright roof of shields. But how would you gain entry to the most prestigious realm of