Helheim

An unlucky viking can face such disaster that his passage to Valhalla is denied due to something unavoidable such as dying of old age or by accident. If this is the case, then the poor viking is sent to Helheim instead of Valhalla and the feast in the darkly gallows of the House of Hel is not one to look forward to. Instead of endless streams of mead Helheim offers neoclassical poems recited in a monotonous voice and starvingly long speeches.

A better idea than to die naturally is to strike an ax through your chest and come up with a story to tell to the valkyries.