Found 2 items, similar to walhalla.
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Definition: Walhalla
Walhalla
n : (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls
of slain heroes [syn:
Valhalla]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: walhalla
Valhalla
\Val*hal"la\, n. [Icel. valh["o]ll, literally, hall of
the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[ae]l, OHG. wal
battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[=o]l pestilence) +
h["o]ll a royal hall. See
Hall, and cf.
Walhalla.]
[Written also
walhalla.]
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1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the
souls of heroes slain in battle.
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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.
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