Sessrúmnir

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Sessrúmnir is the grand hall of the Norse goddess Freyja, where she receives and hosts half of the warriors slain in battle.

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Sessrúmnir canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf afterlife hall
hall
mythological location
associatedWith Freyja
category Afterlife places in mythology
Locations in Norse mythology
contrastedWith Valhalla
culture Norse mythology
describedIn Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
etymology name often interpreted as “seat-roomy” or “roomy with many seats”
function dwelling place for chosen warriors
hall for the dead
hostedBy Freyja
inhabitants einherjar chosen by Freyja
languageOfOrigin Old Norse
locatedIn Fólkvangr
mentionedIn Gylfaginning
mythologicalTradition Germanic paganism
owner Freyja
realmType divine hall
receives half of the warriors slain in battle
sharesRoleWith Valhalla
warriorsAlsoChosenBy Odin
warriorsChosenBy Freyja

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Freyja hall Sessrúmnir
Fólkvangr hasHall Sessrúmnir