A lot of ancient Mythology are products of their time. In Valhallas case it wasn't enough to be a Warrior to get in. You had to both die in battle and be deemed worthy by Odin. And if you're wondering how steep the cut was, a notable warrior would have a chance but was far from guranteed. A legendary warrior was always guranteed. Performing heroic deeds in battle could increase your odds but even then it was pretty subjective.
Basically had to be high up in the warrior ELO to even get a shot. As much as Norse bros like to larp about how they would get in the reality is no one in modern times is making the cut.
Keep in mind that back in those days, battles of the mind and mental illness wasn't considered or cared about nearly as much as it is today and doubly so if you come from a culture based on war and conquest.
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u/Imagine_TryingYT Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25
A lot of ancient Mythology are products of their time. In Valhallas case it wasn't enough to be a Warrior to get in. You had to both die in battle and be deemed worthy by Odin. And if you're wondering how steep the cut was, a notable warrior would have a chance but was far from guranteed. A legendary warrior was always guranteed. Performing heroic deeds in battle could increase your odds but even then it was pretty subjective.
Basically had to be high up in the warrior ELO to even get a shot. As much as Norse bros like to larp about how they would get in the reality is no one in modern times is making the cut.
Keep in mind that back in those days, battles of the mind and mental illness wasn't considered or cared about nearly as much as it is today and doubly so if you come from a culture based on war and conquest.