Valhalla

For other uses, see Valhalla (disambiguation)

"Odin, I bid you take your place in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave shall live forever. Nor shall we mourn but rejoice for those that have died the glorious death."

―Thor^[src]

Valhalla is an astral dimension that serves as a place of splendor in the Asgardian afterlife.

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Asgardian Afterlife[]

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"Delicacies so succulent you thought you had died and gone to Valhalla!"

―Thor to Volstagg^[src]

Valhalla is an astral dimension and one of several parallel afterlife planes in existence, alongside the Ancestral Plane^[1] and the Duat.^[2] Valhalla is a part of Asgardian legend, as Asgard's warriors will, upon their deaths, be brought to the halls of Valhalla, where they will live forever in paradise.

When Thor first met Volstagg of the Warriors Three, he introduced him to meals that were so good that Volstagg thought that he had died and gone to Valhalla.^[3]

Known in Norse Mythology[]

"They call it Valhalla. I don't know some Viking bullshit or something."

―Lanie to Frank Castle^[src]

Asgardians appeared on Earth and interacted with Norse peoples, and thus became part of their mythology. The Norse people learned about Valhalla and incorporated it into their mythology. Many people, including a crew put together by Billy Russo went on to use Valhalla in connection with Viking culture.^[4]

New Residents[]

After Odin, the banished king of Asgard and Thor's father, passed away in 2017, Thor bid farewell to him, hoping he would take his place in Valhalla.^[5]

Although she was a mortal, Jane Foster was able to gain entry into Valhalla after succumbing to her cancer, as she had died in battle against Gorr the God Butcher. Once her spirit entered the realm, she would be greeted by Heimdall who would thank her for looking after his son Axl Heimdallson.^[6]

Trivia[]

In Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, enormous hall ruled by Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by the Valkyrie, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar.

Behind the Scenes[]

A preliminary idea for Thor: Ragnarok had the story taking place mostly in Valhalla instead of Asgard. However, as Taika Waititi recalls, the idea "only lasted a couple of weeks".^[7]