Thursday, 30 June 2011

Odin!

In Norse mythology, Valhalla (in Old Norse, ‘Hall of the Slain”) is the hall, ruled over by the god Odin in Asgard, where those heroes who have died in glorious battle go to after death. Before the great hall stands the ancient golden tree Glasir, said to be the most beautiful tree before Gods and men, and the hall's ceiling is thatched with the golden shields of a thousand fallen heroes. It has tall proud spear shafts for rafters and coats of mail are strewn over its benches. A grim giant grey wolf hangs in front of its west doors, and an eagle hovers above it.
And there in Valhalla all of the fallen heroes from the dawn of time drink and feast until Ragnorak, the end of the world, when they will stand in Odin’s host against the hordes of the demonic and the undead who would unmake the world.
[pretty cool huh?]
I only bring this up because tomorrow’s EuroMillions jackpot is £139m.
[Actually, that should probably be, One Hundred and Thirty fucking Nine million pounds]
And you know what that means. That’s right, Supertaps, baby.
And I was thinking, well how about Valhalla for a name? What do you think?
Too cheesy?
(It is, isn’t it?)

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