Valhalla in popular culture

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References to Valhalla appear irregularly in modern popular culture.

1 Depictions in modern popular culture
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Depictions in modern popular culture

[edit] Games

Vallhala is referenced in a variety of video games. The mention is not usually literal, but provides significant related elements to the story or setting.

Vallhala is a heaven-like area in the online MMORPG "Ragnarok Online" where high level characters are led to Valhalla via "The Book of Ymir."^[1] In Valhalla, players "transcend" their characters into their higest attainable and most powerful forms.
Vallhala is a Halo 3 multiplayer level set in a canyon.
Also in the game Valkyrie Profile, Valhalla, the kingdom of the gods, is part of the plot. In Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, Valhalla itself is an explorable dungeon, resembling a grand castle where different Aesir guards are fought.

[edit] Music

A number of bands have used the conept of Valhalla as inspiration or subject material, including 30 Seconds To Mars, Blind Guardian, Manowar, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Motörhead, K-os and Elton John has a song called Come to Valhalla on his first album Empty Sky.

[edit] Places

In German language, Walhalla also refers to a German Hall of Fame, the Walhalla temple, inaugurated in 1842.

[edit] Sports

Berry College's mascot is a Viking, with it's quick service dining area called 'Valhalla'.

[edit] Television

Vallhala is where Leo was taken in season 6 of Charmed.
In the anime Saint Seiya, the five bronze Saints head for the palace of Valhalla to release Polaris Hilda from the spell of the Nibelung ring