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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[~~Opinion~~ - Valhalla]]		'''Valhalla''' ([[Old Norse]] Valhöll, "Hall of the Slain"; {{lang-de\|Walhall}}) is [[Odin]]'s hall in [[Norse mythology\|Norse]], better yet, [[Germanic mythology]], located in [[Gladsheim]] and is the home for those slain gloriously in battle (known as [[Einherjar]]) who are welcomed by Bragi<ref>Bragi is the god of poetry who greets the fallen heroes in Valhalla. He is a son of [[Odin]] and belongs to the Aesir. He is married to Idun.</ref> and escorted to Valhalla by the [[valkyries]]. In [[Beowulf]], it is called the ''shining citadel''.
			[[File:Johannes Gehrts (1855–1921).jpg\|right\|600px]]
			==Mythology==
			[[File:Ritter auf dem Weg nach Walhall.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|''[[Knight]] journeying to Valhalla'', painting by E. Horst]]
			The main gate of Valhalla is called Valgrind, which is described in ''[[Grímnismál]]'' as a "sacred gate", behind which are the "holy doors" and "there are few who can tell the manner by which it is locked". The hall itself has 540 doors, so wide that 800 warriors could walk through side-by-side. It is said that there is room enough for all those chosen. Here, every day, the slain warriors – who will assist [[Wodan]] in [[Ragnarök]], the final conflict of the [[Germanic gods]] with the giants – arm themselves for battle and ride forth by the thousands to engage in combat on the plains of [[Asgard]]. Those who die in the fighting will be brought back to life. At night, they return to Valhalla to feast on the boar [[Sæhrímnir]] and drink Met (honey mead). Those who do not get to Valhalla go to the home of the dead ([[Hel]]), a place beneath the underworld ([[Niflheim]]), or one of various other places. Those who are lost at sea, for example, are taken to [[Ægir]]'s hall at the bottom of the sea. In addition to the [[Valkyries]] and the [[Einherjar]], a rooster named Gullinkambi lives there.

			==Walhalla Temple==
			[[File:Donaustauf Walhalla.jpg\|right\|310px]]
			[[File:Walhalla-bei-Regensburg-Innenpanorama-a21217646.jpg\|right\|310px]]
			The Walhalla Temple is a hall of fame that honours laudable and distinguished people in [[Germania\|Germanic]] and [[German history]] – ''"politicians, sovereigns, scientists and artists of the German tongue"''; thus the celebrities honoured are drawn from Greater Germany, a wider area than today's Germany, and even as far away as Britain in the case of several [[Anglo-Saxon]] figures. The hall is a neo-classical building above the Danube River, in Donaustauf, east of Regensburg in [[Bavaria]].

			: ''"Walhalla" means "hall of the dead". "German - Germanic" personalities may be considered for a place in this hall of fame twenty years after their death at the earliest. Upon entering the hall, the visitorfinds himself facing an impressive collection of outstanding personalities. 128 marble busts and 64 commemorative tablets bear witness to achievements in German and European history, arts and science, music and painting. The tablets honour a proud succession of figures from [[Hermann the Cheruscan]] to Peter Henlein, inventor of the pocket watch. No authentic likenesses of these 64 personalities exist. It was therefore impossible to commission a bust. First in the row of busts is the [[German King]] Henry I (the Fowler), followed by [[Otto the Great]]; last is Sophie Scholl (member of the White Rose resistance group). The subtle use of multi-coloured marble for the floor and walls, an ornately structured ceiling decorated with figures from Germanic mythology, a freize of reliefs depicting scenes from early German history, caryatids and six Valkyries (by Chr. Daniel Rauch) combine to create a dynamic yet graceful interior. The Walhalla was conceived äs an "open" monument. In other words, it was intended that more busts would be added in future. This has happened at irregulär intervals. Any [[Germans\|German]] may submit a proposal. The idea of honouring personalities "of the German tongue" without regard for national frontiers, elevates the community in the Walhalla to an early version of the European Union. King Ludwig I selected men and women from [[Sweden]], [[Austria]], [[England]], [[Holland]], [[Russia]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[Baltic States]].''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090218003250/http://walhalla-regensburg.de/english/walhalla.shtml Understanding Walhalla]</ref>

			[[Helmuth von Moltke the Elder]] ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Moltke,_Helmuth_Karl_Bernhard_Graf_von de]) was the last addition of a military leader (in 1910). After [[World War I]], new additions focussed on artists and intellectuals. Beginning in 1933, when ''Kraft durch Freude'' and other National Socialist organizations promoted trips to Walhalla, visitor numbers increased exponentially. In 1937, when [[Hitler]] unveiled a bust [[Anton Bruckner]], 131,520 were counted.

			The Walhalla Temple was reached during the Allied invasion of Germany in April-May 1945 by the US Third Army led by General [[George S. Patton]].

			Additions since 1945 are proposed by private German individuals or private German foundations, who will also pay for the production of the new bust. Suggestions are reviewed by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, based on which a recommendation is made by the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior. The final decision lies with the Bavarian Council of Ministers. Official practice since 1945 has been to favour "eminent figures from science or art, or individuals with extraordinary social or caritative merit". Nineteen busts have been added between 1945 and 2022, the most recent "comrade" (''Genosse Walhallas'') is [[Max Planck]].

			: ''The Walhalla was built in form of a Dorian temple for the sake of a hall of fame for German speaking personages. Its master builder was Leo von Klenze. The relevant dates with respect of the building are documented by mosaics on the floor, due to the Roman numbers the format of the dates is not Anglicized: Decided in January MDCCCVII, Commenced on XVIII Oct. MDCCCXXX, Accomplished on XVIII Oct. MDCCCXLII. A complete list of all appreciated personages is given in the booklet Walhalla, Amtlicher Führer (Official Guide), issued by Staatlichen Hochbauamt Regensburg in 2004 and published by Bernhard Bosse Verlag. It should be mentioned that any 5 to 7 years one bust can be added. The selection of the busts shown above concerns mathematicians only: Johannes Müller, called [[Regiomontanus]], [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Nikolaus Copernicus]], [[Johannes Kepler]], [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]], and [[Carl Friedrich Gauß]].''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230528164808/http://www.w-volk.de/museum/walhalla.htm Zeugnisse zu Mathematikern]</ref>

			===Quotes===
			On 18 October 1842, the 29th anniversary of the Battle of the Nations, [[King of Bavaria]] Ludwig I opened the Memorial with words that can be read on a stone in front of the Walhalla:

			: ''“May Walhalla be conducive to the strengthening and multiplication of German spirit! May all Germans, whatever their tribe, always feel that they have a common [[Vaterland\|fatherland]], a fatherland of which they can be proud, and everyone should contribute as much as they can to its glorification.”''

			==See also==

			* [[Germanic paganism]]

			==Further reading==
			* [[Felix Dahn]] / Therese Dahn: [https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/dahn/walhall/walhall.html ''Walhall – Germanische Götter- und Heldensagen für alt und jung am deutschen Herd erzählt''], 1880 (dedicated to the memory of [[Jakob Grimm]]); [https://archive.org/details/walhallgermanisc1888dahn/page/n5/mode/2up read 8th edition online (1888)]

			== External links ==
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230630202546/https://fromplacetoplace.travel/germany/bavaria/regensburg/valhalla/ Valhalla – a hall of honour high above the Danube]
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230609154236/https://www.stripes.com/living/europe_travel/quick_trips/2023-06-08/walhalla-regensburg-quick-trip-10300246.html Grandiose Walhalla in Bavaria presents a stunning scene both inside and outside monument (2023)]
			=== Encyclopedias ===
			*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Valhalla-Norse-mythology Encyclopedia Britannica: Valhalla]
			*[https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/v/valhalla.html Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Valhalla]
			*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/classical-literature-mythology-and-folklore/folklore-and-mythology/valhalla Encyclopedia.com: Valhalla]

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