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    Valhalla (?), n. [Icel. valhöll, literally, hall of the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. wæl, OHG. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. wōl pestilence) + höll a royal hall. See Hall, and cf. Walhalla.] [Written also walhalla.]

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    1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle.

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    2. Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.

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    Walhalla (?), n. [Cf. G. walhalla, See Valhalla.] See Valhalla.

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