Meaning of mead hall | Babel Free

Definitions

A large communal building used in early Germanic and Norse societies as a place for feasting, drinking, socializing, and governance, serving also as the residence of a chieftain or king and symbolising the heart of the community or tribe.

Examples

“I have [...] stopped on my way home at the mead halls of the Franks across the sea.”

“he handed down orders for men to work on a great mead-hall meant to be a wonder of the world forever.”

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