Valhalla Rising (what was that all about) Movie review!

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by DarkFish

Haven't seen the movie, but I do know quite some things about Viking culture/history and thus may be able to help you out on some of your questions.

1 - The "Viking-hell", simply called "hel", is the place where all people who die of old age or disease go. It's not a bad place to go to, not at all, but it just doesn't have the luxury Valhalla has. Norse mythology doesn't have a hell like the Christians did.

[Spoiler] The place they went to is the new land as there were Indians but its kind of fools you into thinking is it the new land or was it some type of hell he brought the Christians into? As he resented the Christians cause they curse him for what he was your see why in one brutal part of the movie. He doesn't kill these guys though they die one by one of their own fault.

2 - There are no "warriors that can't die" in Norse mythology. Even the gods are mortal (and most will die during Ragnarök actually). The fact that you call him one-eye does make me wonder if he could be Ódinn, as he's one-eyed himself (he stabbed his other eye to gain knowledge of past, present and future).

You could be right, Hes Odin? The ending something happens to him but then it switches to him walking into the river - you dont know if he died or what.

thanks that helped