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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 860 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VALHALLA (Old Norse Valhdll, i.e. " See also:hall of the slain ")  , the name given by the See also:heathen Scandinavians to the See also:abode in which the See also:god See also:Odin received the souls of those who had fallen in See also:battle . There they are represented as spending their See also:time in See also:constant fighting and feasting in his service . See See also:TEUTONIC PEOPLES, ad fin .

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