词汇 | valhalla |
词源 | Valhalla. In Norse mythology, the souls of heroes slain in battle spend eternity feasting and rollicking in the celestial hall of Valhalla. Valhalla comes from the Old Norse valholl, “the hall of the slain,” and is sometimes applied to buildings such as Westminster Abbey, where a nation’s great men are buried. See valkyries. |
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