mead halls

A form of mead hall — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of mead hall
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