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over warriors who fell in battle. Valkyries carried the fallen ones straight to Valhalla. There Odin feasted them and prepared them for Ragnarok,
the final battle in which the gods and the world were doomed to perish. Valhalla had more than 640 doors, each wide enough to allow hundreds of
warriors to leave at the first sign of threat. The enormous hall was filled with shields and armors ready for the taking by these warriors. The Valkyries, the battle maidens of Odin, selected the warriors worthy enough to live in Valhalla. When these warriors died, they entered the palace
and their wounds were healed miraculously. They spent their days feasting and improving
their battle skills in preparation for Ragnarok.
Odin was credited with great wisdom, including knowledge of magic and divination. He had paid a high price for this gift, however, giving one of his eyes in exchange for a drink from the well of Mimir. The waters of this well, which seeped from among the roots of the World Tree Yggdrasill, contained great wisdom. Odin had the power to change his appearance, and this shape shifting played a part in the myth that explains Odin’s
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