Valhalla was run by Odin, a god favoured by aristocratic warriors ... According to the 13th Century Christian scholar Snorri Sturluson, Odin was known as the 'Valfather' or 'Father of the Slain'.

In Roman Britain many people had been Christians. But the early Anglo-Saxons ... He was a German version of the Scandinavian god Odin. Fathers often handed down their swords to their sons.

According to Norse mythology, the god Odin, with the help of his band of ... While our descriptions of Valhalla come from Christian authors, especially the 13th-century Icelandic writer Snorri ...