Val*hal"la (?), n. [Icel. valholl, literally, hall of the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. wael, OHG. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. wól pestilence) + holl a royal hall. See Hall, and cf. Walhalla.] [Written also walhalla.]
1. Scand. Myth.
The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle.
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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