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Read the following text from a myth. This excerpt is about warriors' afterlife in Valhalla.
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To arrive in Valhalla, the fallen warriors had to cross a large, noisy river. Once there, Odin
welcomed them heartily. He had straw strewn on the benches in the hall to make them
comfortable; he had all the goblets polished
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And what a fine routine met these warriors there in Valhalla. Every night they feasted on
overflowing platters of pork from the beast Saehrimnir, roasted in the cauldron Eldhrimnir
by the soot-covered cook Andhrimnir. . . . Every day they battled together, and those who
fell in these heavenly battles simply rose again at the end of the day and marched
through the 540 doors of the hall to join the feast anew, since everything regenerated of
its own accord.
From Donna Jo Napoli, Treasury of Norse Mythology: Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge.
Copyright 2015 by Donna Jo Napoli
Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude about warriors' afterlife in Valhalla?
Warriors ate too much in Valhalla.
Warriors feared crossing the river to Valhalla,
Valhalla was a warrior's paradise.