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title: Valhalla by Max Brückner
author: Max Brückner
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14597/valhalla-by-max-bruckner/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Valhalla by Max Brückner
_Authored by Max Brückner_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14597.jpg)
## Image Caption
Artist imagination of [Valhalla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Valhalla/), [Odin](https://www.worldhistory.org/odin/)'s hall of fallen warriors (*Einherjar*). Unlike [Hel](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hel/) that was a rather gloomy and dark place, Valhalla was a blissful after-life location. Here souls were looked after by Valkyries who served them mead.
The image was created in 1896 and was a part of the scenic design *of Twilight of the Gods* from *The Ring of the Nibelungs* that was an opera by [Richard Wagner](https://www.worldhistory.org/Richard_Wagner/) (1813-1883).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Brückner, M. (2021, September 08). Valhalla by Max Brückner. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Brückner, Max. "Valhalla by Max Brückner." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2021. .
### MLA
Brückner, Max. "Valhalla by Max Brückner." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walhalla_(1896)_by_Max_Br%C3%BCckner.jpg) by [**Max Brückner**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walhalla_(1896)_by_Max_Br%C3%BCckner.jpg). Submitted by [Celina Bebenek](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/celinacyprianbe/ "User Page: Celina Bebenek"), published on 08 September 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.