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Valhalla
in Scandinavian mythology, is the great hall or refectory of
Gladsheim, the palace of the Æsir or Asgard. The Times, speaking
of Westminster Abbey, says “The Abbey is our Valhalla.”
We both must pass from earth away,
Valhalla's joys to see;
And if I wander there to-day,
To-morrow may fetch thee.
Frithiof-Saga, lay xi.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Valhalla from Infoplease:
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