Val|hal|la

Val|hal|la
Val|hal|la «val HAL uh», noun.
1. Norse Mythology. the hall where the souls of heroes slain in battle feast with the god Odin.
2. Figurative: »

Neither Pitt nor Peel lives in my Valhalla (Lord Acton).

Also, Walhalla.
[< New Latin Valhalla < Old Icelandic valhöll, valhall < valr those slain in battle + höll, hall hall]

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