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Why would Odin and Freyja send fallen men to Helheim?
When Ragnarök is described in Völuspá (stanza 34 and on) and Snorri's Edda (Gylfaginning, 55-56), there is very little said about those that are with Hel. The closest we get is that we are told that ...
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How was it decided which warriors would go to Fólkvangr and which to Valhalla?
The poetic Eddas say that Freya chose half of the dead in battle and the other half went to Odin in Valhalla, the Valkyries take the slain only after Freya chooses her half. Odin gave this right to ...
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Since when does Valhalla exist in Norse mythology?
No one knows specifically when Valhalla became a part of Norse mythology, but it was -as far as we know- first recorded in the stanzas of a 10th century poem commemorating the Eric Bloodaxe known as ...
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Why would Odin and Freyja send fallen men to Helheim?
There are basically three places to go after you die:
Valhalla: The Aesir paradise
Vanaheim: The Vanir paradise
Helheim: The common Hell
The dead who die in glorious battle are sent to either Valhalla ...
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