If you were disappointed at all by my thread RE how Valhalla was Probably Not A Thing in the viking age, keep in mind:
1. Actual history is usually way more interesting than bad pop history.
2. If you actually care about this shit, like I do pretty strongly, you should want truth

and 3. If you& #39;re a modern pagan and you believe in Valhalla, that& #39;s fine. Spirituality isn& #39;t something you can find empirical answers for and no one can tell you yours is invalid. Your faith is your faith. Do whatever. You just probably aren& #39;t doing it how they did it, is all.

Snorri is not a gospel. He lived centuries after conversion. A Christian writing for a Christian audience and even had to manufacture a preface about how the gods weren& #39;t really gods. Little of it can be taken at face value. It& #39;s virtually our only textual source, unfortunately.