the year 749 C.E., Hundling and Helgi were opponents on the battlefield. When they came to Valhalla, Helgi was made the manager. His first order was to have Hunding do all the menial labor. Hunding has been at the hotel for thousands of years and longs for his family. Lars Alhstrom – An einherji and son of Thor who comes to Hotel Valhalla alongside Magnus. He died trying to free trapped people at sea. Mallory Keen – An Irish einherji and daughter of Frigg. A member of the IRA, she died during The Troubles while attempting to deactivate a bomb she planted to a school bus due to Loki's trick. This incident sparked her hate of Loki. She is foul-mouthed and quick to criticize someone, though T.J. explains that those are her expressions of affection. She has a love/hate relationship with Halfborn Gunderson, criticizing him as a "disgusting Swede", yet is in tears when he almost dies at the end of The Sword of Summer. The Hammer of Thor reveals that the two are dating. Thanes – The Thanes are people who have been chosen to accompany Odin to Valhalla. In this franchise, they consist of historical figures who Odin has selected. When Hotel Valhalla was established, Odin made them Hotel Valhalla's board of directors. Besides Helgi and Gunilla, among the known Thanes are: Crispus Attucks – Member of the Thanes. He was an escaped slave who was the first person killed during the Boston Massacre. Davy Crockett – Member of the Thanes. He was a frontiersman and folk hero. Ernie Pyle – Member of the Thanes. He was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist. Eric Bloodaxe – Member of the Thanes. He was a Norwegian ruler. Erik the Red – Member of the Thanes. He was a Viking who founded the first Viking settlement in Greenland. James Bowie – Member of the Thanes. He was a pioneer and folk hero. Leif Erikson – Member of the Thanes. He was an Icelandic explorer who discovered North America. Lord Horatio Nelson – Member of the Thanes. He was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. Lord Ottar – Member of the Thanes. Snorri Sturluson – Member of the Thanes. He was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. Thomas Jefferson Jr./TJ – An einherji from the 1800s, specifically, the American Civil War. He is a son of Týr and a runaway slave.