VALFATHER, the father of the slain or fallen in battle: one of Odin's
surnames.

VALHALL, (the Hall of the Slain), the place where all warriors who had
fallen by the enemy were so nobly entertained by Odin. It is commonly
called Valhalla; but Valhall is the right, and Valhalla only the
Latinized name in Resenius' edition of the Edda.

VALKYRIER, were virgins, or war-maids, who waited upon the heroes in
Valhall. Three of them, amongst whom was Rota, were commonly dispatched
to the field of battle by Odin, in order to choose them who were to be
slain, which employment the name Valkyrier denotes. These three have
obtained a place in this tragedy, and Rota is made the principal of them.

UDGAARD (UDGARD), Loke's dwelling outside of heaven. His usual name in
the Edda is Udgarda Loke, Loke of Udgard; and thus Saxo in the Life of
Gorm the first calls him Ugartilocum.

YMER, the first giant, Yutt, or Jotun, who lived before the heaven and
the earth existed, and who was killed with all his offspring by Odin and
his brothers. Only one of this giant race, by name Borgeline, escaped,
together with his wife, and became the stem-father of the subsequent
Jotuns.

Footnotes:

{1} Wadmal, a coarse woollen stuff, much worn by Norwegian peasants.

{2} Skiers are wooden pattens to run upon over the frozen snow

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