Sovngarde , a Reexamination Content . Speculation regarding Sovngarde , the Nord ic Hall of Valor Death . It is something we all face . Or do we ? Just ask the nearest Nord what he thinks of the end of life , and you ' ll likely be treated to a horrific story of blood , bone and viscera , of courageous deeds and heartbreaking sorrow . Carnage notwithstanding , there may be even more to death than the average Nord warrior realizes . New evidence suggests a life beyond the battlefield , where a valiant Nord may live forever , downing mead and engaging in contests of strength and skill . But in order to fully understand the possibility of a Nord ' s eternal life after death , one must first reexamine the legends surrounding that most wondrous of warrior ' s retreats - - Sovngarde . According to the ancient writings and oral traditions of the Nords , going back as far as the Late Merethic Era , there exists a place so magnificent , so honored , that the entrance lies hidden from view . Sovngarde , it is called , built by the god Shor to honor those Nords who have proven their mettle in war . Within this " Hall of Valor " time as we know it has no meaning . The concepts of life and death are left on the doorstep , and those within exist in a sort of self - contained euphoria , free of pain , suffering and the worst malady a Nord could suffer - - boredom . But just how well hidden the entrance to Sovngarde is has been a matter of much scholarly debate , and there are those who believe Shor ' s great hall is just a myth , for there are no actual accounts from Nords who have experienced the wonders of Sovngarde then returned to tell the tale . Not that this has stopped anyone from looking . Some Nords spend a lifetime searching for the mysterious hidden entrance to Sovngarde . Most return home sad and broken , their hearts heavy with failure . They ' ll never know the pleasure of a mead flagon that never empties , or a wrestling tournament without end . What , some may ask , does the entrance to Sovngarde have to do with death ? Everything , according to a series of ancient parchments recently discovered in the attic of a deceased Nord ' s home in Cyrodiil . What at first seemed to be a series of love letters was later found to be a correspondence between one Felga Four - Fingers , a medium of some note , and the ghost of a Nord warrior named Rolf the Large . According to the parchments , Rolf had spent his entire life searching for the entrance to Sovngarde , without success . He was returning home to his village of Skyrim when he was waylaid by a band of giants . Rolf fought bravely , but was quickly killed , and the giants proceeded to play catch with his head . Amazingly , all of this was seen by Rolf in ghostly form as he drifted away from the scene , soaring upwards into the heavens , where he finally arrived … in the magnificent hall of Sovngarde ! Rolf could not believe his good fortune , and his foolishness for not having realized the truth so many years before . For death was the entrance to Sovngarde . So he was told by Shor himself , who greeted Rolf the Large as a brother , and personally handed him a leg of roast mutton and the hand of a comely wench . Sovngarde , Shor told him , can be entered by any Nord who dies valiantly in honorable combat . It is time for Nords to learn the truth . Eternal life can be theirs , without the need to spend an entire mortal life in vain pursuit of something completely unattainable . In the end , all valiant Nords can enter Sovngarde . Dismemberment , decapitation or evisceration seems a small price to pay for the chance to spend an eternity in Shor ' s wondrous hall .