Einherjar
Einherjar are the spirits of brave warriors in Norse mythology. They are the honored dead who dwell in Valhalla, chosen for their valor in battle.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- 800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in medieval Norse sagas and Eddic poetry.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ekek, Elbow Witch, Eldjötnar, Surtr, 'Elepaio, Elf, Eloko, Emere, Empusa, Enenra, Engkanto, Enkō, Epimeliad, Er Gui, Erinyes, Erlking, Eurynomos, Etiäinen, Ežerinis, Valkyrie, Oðinn, Skögul, Geri, Freki, Fenrir, Heimdallr, Harii, Huginn, Muninn, Eikþyrnir, each-uisge, Eagle Spirit, Echidna, Edimmu, Egbere, Eikthyrnir, Vafþrúðnir, Mímir, Encantado (mythology)
- serves
- Odin
Mentioned by
- each-uisge
- Eagle Spirit
- Echidna
- Edimmu
- Egbere
- Eikthyrnir
- Vafþrúðnir
- Mímir
- Encantado (mythology)
- Sæhrímnir
- Heiðrún
- Andhrímnir
- Skeggjöld
- Hildr
- Þrúðr
- Hlökk
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“Einherjar (Norse) – Spirits of brave warriors”
#4269 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“There, the deceased warriors become einherjar ('single fighters' or 'once fighters'). When the einherjar are not preparing for the cataclysmic events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead.”
#14708 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“scholars have commonly connected the einherjar to the Harii, a Germanic tribe attested by Tacitus in his 1st-century AD work Germania.”
#38402 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Third states Odin mans Valhalla with the Einherjar: those killed in battle and become Odin's adopted sons. In chapter 36, High states valkyries serve drinks and see to the tables in Valhalla, and Grímnismál stanzas 40 to 41 are quoted in reference to this. High continues the valkyries are sent by Odin to every battle”
#38644 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001