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Odin is also associated with the divine battlefield maidens, the valkyries, and he oversees Valhalla, where he receives half of those who die in battle, the einherjar, sending the other half to the goddess Freyja 's Fólkvangr.
Odin has many names and is the god of both war and death. Half of the warriors who die in battle are taken to his hall of Valhalla. He is the one-eyed All-Father, who sacrificed his eye in order to see everything that happens in the world.
13 mar 2024 · While Thor, armed with his mighty hammer Mjolnir, was considered the strongest of the gods, Odin was regarded to be the true god of war. He led the Aesir gods into battle and decided who won mortal wars.
25 mar 2024 · The end of days sees Odin leading the gods into battle against the giants and monsters, including the wolf Fenrir. His ultimate sacrifice defines the gods’ last stand, paving the way for a world reborn.
8 mar 2023 · As the “all-father” and chief god of the diverse Norse pantheon, Odin figured prominently in all of the central mythological traditions—from the creation of the first humans and the Aesir-Vanir War that united the gods into a single pantheon, to the prophecies of Ragnarök marking the end of time.
Odin presides over Valhalla, the most prestigious of the dwelling-places of the dead. After every battle, he and his helping-spirits, the valkyries (“choosers of the fallen”), comb the field and take their pick of half of the slain warriors to carry back to Valhalla. (Freya then claims the remaining half.)
28 cze 2024 · Valkyries, fierce warrior women who serve Odin, have a crucial role in determining who lives and dies in battle. These “Choosers of the Slain” are sent by Odin to the battlefields to select the slain who are worthy of a place in Valhalla.
