The Einherjar Metaphor

This is an idea that I have had and toyed with for some time now and feel that I should share it with the group.

In case you're not familiar with the Einherjar:

*In Norse mythology, the einherjar (Old Norse "lone fighters"[1]) are those that have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly-resurrecting beast Sæhrímnir, and are brought their fill of mead (from the udder of the goat Heiðrún) by valkyries. The einherjar prepare daily for the events of Ragnarök, when they will advance for an immense battle at the field of Vígríðr.* From Wikipedia

Myths always have some truth in them, and my theory of the truth behind the Einherjar is a group of chosen warriors who reincarnate over many lifetimes, honing their skills and learning their craft, preparing for "Ragnarok" or some other cataclysmic clash. Part of the Einherjar myth is that while in Valhalla, they fight each other during the day in great bloody battles, and at night those who fell are resurrected to feast and fight again in the morning.

Of course, there are other belief systems which state that we reincarnate until we have reached enlightenment. I think that the Einherjar metaphor would apply to very few people, people that are reborn as warriors in every life, in order to learn all that they can about warfare and become the "ultimate" warriors.

One example of an Einherjar might be Gen. George S. Patton. Here is a man who helped to turn the tide and win World War 2, a great battle against evil. He believed in reincarnation and that he had been a warrior in many past lives, he even wrote a poem chroniciling his battles in the past "Through a Glass, Darkly" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/543355/posts.

Once again, this is just an idea, a theory and should no way be seen as any sort of doctrine or established religious belief, or anything of that sort.

Keen mind, strong body, indomitable spirit.