Was viking culture doomed to failure due to the belief you had to die in battle to get into valhalla?

by PerformanceLoud3229
BRIStoneman

We have absolutely no idea whether any Early Medieval Scandinavians actually believed in any concept of Valhalla, let alone it being a universal belief in a warriors' afterlife.

Here is a great post by /u/Steelcan909 on the subject.