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Halo 3 odst soundtrack5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a place of punishment for the wicked and in that context can be a grim and forbidding place. Though Annwn is also a place of rest, joy and delight, for those of a less warlike nature or if you want to take a rest from war. For warriors who die bravely in battle it is similar to the halls of Odin or Valhalla in Germanic legend. The word used here is Annwn, the Celtic otherworld where we go when we leave the mortal world. Welsh also has two words for “hell” Uffern is the Christian hell, the one of fire and brimstone and eternal torment. Making death a person rather than an occurrence or a concept. There are a couple of Welsh words for “Death.” In this song the word used is Dihenydd, literally “The Ancient of Days” This is an old Welsh way of personifying death. We are glad to plunge feet first into Annwn< “We cheat Death from his rightful victory.
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