Odin rules Valhalla, the great hall of the slain, where he gathers the einherjar to feast and train for Ragnarök.
The Einherjar feast and train in Valhalla, Odin's great hall, preparing for Ragnarök.
Asgard, the realm of the Æsir, contains Valhalla among its many divine halls where the gods dwell and the Einherjar feast and train for Ragnarök.
Andhrímnir cooks the immortal boar Sæhrímnir each day in the cauldron Eldhrímnir, preparing the nightly feast for the Einherjar in Valhalla.
Brynhild served as a Valkyrie in Valhalla before Odin punished her for disobedience. Her banishment from the hall of the slain condemned her to mortal life and marriage.
Eikþyrnir stands atop Valhalla browsing on the branches of Læraðr, and from his antlers drip so many streams that they feed all the rivers of the world.
Freya's field Fólkvangr and Odin's Valhöll divide the battle-slain between them — Freya claims her half first from every field of the fallen, and the rest go to Odin.
Geri and Freki crouch beneath Odin's high seat in Valhöll, devouring the meat he sets aside while the Einherjar feast on Sæhrímnir and Odin himself drinks nothing but wine.
Heiðrún stands atop Valhalla grazing on the tree Læraðr. From her udder flows mead so abundant it fills a vat large enough for all the Einherjar to drink their fill each evening.
At Ragnarök, the warriors of Valhalla march through the hall's 540 doors to join the gods in the final battle on the plain of Vígríðr, fulfilling the purpose for which Odin gathered them.
Sæhrímnir, the immortal boar, is slaughtered and cooked each day to feed the Einherjar in Valhalla. Each morning the boar returns to life, providing an inexhaustible feast for Odin's warriors.
The Valkyries choose warriors slain in battle and escort them to Valhalla. Within the hall, they serve mead to the Einherjar, fulfilling both roles as selectors of the dead and attendants of the feast.
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