[væl'hælә]
n.
瓦尔哈拉殿堂(北欧神话主神兼死亡之神奥丁接待英灵的殿堂),英烈祠

[ noun ]
(Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
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Walhalla \Wal*hal"la\, n. [Cf. G. walhalla, See {Valhalla}.]
See {Valhalla}.

Valhalla \Val*hal"la\, n. [Icel. valh["o]ll, literally, hall of
the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[ae]l, OHG. wal
battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[=o]l pestilence) +
h["o]ll 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.