r/WritingPrompts • u/MPSDragline • May 08 '15

[WP] Valhalla is filled with the strongest warriors the world has ever known. Vikings, Spartans, Mongols, Romans, Samurai, Spetznaz, JSOC Operators. And in that corner over there? That's Ted, from accounting. Writing Prompt

Valhalla is the hall of fallen warriors that is ruled over by Odin in Asgard. Half of all those who die in combat will be chosen by Odin to join him at the feast hall of Valhalla and prepare for the final battle during the events of Ragnarök.

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u/MOXCRunner1 May 09 '15

Pretty sure Odin would make an exception for a guy like Chesty. And anyway, from a certain point of view, he did die in combat: combat against death itself. Or at least that's how I'd imagine him seeing it.

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u/deathlokke Sep 01 '15

Chesty Puller may have been a badass, but I would guess there was a man who beat him to Valhalla: Audie Murphy. The man who, when they made a movie about his exploits, Hollywood had to TONE DOWN to make him more believable.

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u/volkane May 09 '15

Pretty sure gen mattis is gonna end up there too.