Valhalla
noun
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In Norse mythology, the souls of warriors who died nobly in battle were brought to a magnificent palace, where they spent their days fighting for diversion, immune from lasting injury, and their evenings lustily feasting on freshly killed boar and quaffing the free-flowing mead. In Old Norse, the word for this warrior heaven is Valhǫll (literally, "hall of the slain"); in German, it is Walhalla. English speakers picked up the name as Valhalla in the 18th century. Nowadays, we can use the word figuratively, and induction or admission into a modern-day Valhalla doesn't require passing from this life. It can be a place of honor (a hall of fame, for example) or a place of bliss (as in "an ice cream lover's Valhalla").
Examples of Valhalla in a Sentence
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
Last year, Scheffler was arrested trying to drive around the scene of a fatal crash ahead of his tee time at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
The Crusaders pulled out a 14-11 win in the quarterfinals over the Preuss School, before clinching their ticket to the championship game with a 9-8 overtime victory over No. 2-seeded Valhalla.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
His most recent finish was a missed cut at Valhalla in 2024.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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“Valhalla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Valhalla. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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Valhalla
noun
derived from an early Norse word Valhǫll, literally "hall of the slain," from valr "those slain (in battle)" and hǫll "hall"
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