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Gladsheim

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[glahts-heym] / ˈglɑts heɪm /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the golden palace of Odin, of which Valhalla was a part.


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Even when he sits at the feasts of the gods in his golden palace, Gladsheim, or with the heroes in Valhalla, he eats nothing.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

It was here that Odin and the rest of the gods, the twelve �sir, dwelt—the gods in the mansion called Gladsheim, the goddesses dwelling in Vingulf.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

One of the halls in Gladsheim is called Valhal.

From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James

And then he told Siegfried what it all meant; and, to make the story plain, he began by telling of Odin's bright home at Gladsheim and of the many great halls that were there.

From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James

The glory of Gladsheim was its wondrous hall, radiant with gold, the most lovely room that time has ever seen.

From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Ostertag, Blanche

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