Learnings: Lands of the Dead

A lone warrior facing the roaring battlefield near the entrance of Valhalla, a concept art made by Donglu Yu / Contemporary

Some among the dead were chosen to enter the golden paradise of Asgard. Their ascension was, in part, because they had lived an honourable life. In Asgard, there were two places they could find rest. The first was Valhalla, the Hall of the Slain, ruled by Odin, where only deceased men could enter. This vibrant illustration shows what this mysterious an glorious place could have looked like.

The second was Fólkvangr, the People-Field. In this place, the most mysterious of all, it seems that the goddess of love, Freyja, welcomed both hounrable men and women, perhaps reuniting those separated by death.