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In Norse mythology, Valhalla was believed to be the afterlife home of which warriors?
Answer
Those who died in battle
Valhalla was an enormous golden-roofed hall in Asgard where Odin's Valkyries brought warriors who died in battle. These fallen warriors, called einherjar, prepared for Ragnarök.
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In Norse mythology, Valhalla was a glorious warrior's paradise where fallen fighters feasted, trained eternally, and healed miraculously from battle wounds.
Other options people guess
- All virtuous people
- The gods only
- Sea explorers
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- norse-mythology
- viking
- afterlife
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