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Valkyrie

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (/ˈvælkɪri/ VAL-kirr-ee or /vælˈkɪəri/ val-KEER-ee; from Old Norse: valkyrja, lit. 'chooser of the slain') is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become einherjar ('single fighters' or 'once fighters'). When the einherjar are not preparing…

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Etymology

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related to Prose Edda · 23
Valkyrie → Baldr, Baldr's, Following, Frigg, Gangleri, Grímnismál, Gunnr, Gylfaginning, High, Húsdrápa, In, King Gylfi, Odin, Odin's, Prose Edda, References, Róta, Skuld, Skáldskaparmál, Snorri Sturluson
related to Valkyrie names · 21
Valkyrie → CE, Darraðarljóð, Germanic, Grímnismál, Hariasa, Helgakviða Hundingsbana, Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, Herfjötur, Herja, In, Many, Nafnaþulur, Odin, Prose Edda, Sigrún, Skáldskaparmál, Some, Svipul, The, The Old Norse
related to Njáls saga · 20
Valkyrie → Battle, Caithness, CE, Clontarf, Darraðarljóð, Dublin, Dörruð, Good Friday, Guðr, Göndul, He, Hildr, Hjörþrimul, In, Njáls, Of, Sanngriðr, Stanza, Svipul, The
related to Heimskringla · 19
Valkyrie → At, Christian, Eyvindr, Further, Göndul, Haakon, Heimskringla, Hákon, Hákonar, Hákonarmál, In Hákonarmál, North Hordaland, Norway, Odin, Skögul, Skögul's-stormblast, Sæheim, The, Valhalla
see also · 18
Valkyrie → American Women's National Basketball, Apsara, Association, Aston Martin, Buddhist, Chinvat Bridge, Conscience, Daena, Danish, Greek, Hindu, House, Martin Valkyrie, San Francisco, Song, State Valkyries, WNBA, Zoroastrian
related to Etymology · 16
Valkyrie → From, However, Nafnaþulur, Oddrúnargrátr, Odin, Odin's, Odinic, Old English, Old Norse, Other, Proto-Germanic, The, The Old Norse, Together, Valhalla, Vladimir Orel
related to Female figures, cups, and horn-bearers · 16
Valkyrie → According, Baltic, Bernard Mees, Gotland, Mindy MacLeod, Odin's, Scandinavia, Sigrdrífa, Sigurd, Sleipnir, Sweden, The, The Tjängvide, These, Valhalla, Viking Age
related to Freyja and Fólkvangr · 15
Valkyrie → Britt-Mari Näsström, Freyja, Fólkvangr, Gylfaginning, It, Näsström, Odin, Old Norse, Sessrumnir, Siegfried Andres Dobat, The, These, Valhalla, Valkyrjar, Warriors
related to Old English wælcyrge and Old English charms · 15
Valkyrie → Anglo-Saxon, Bees, Corpus Glossary, Cotton Cleopatra, De, English, For, In Wið, Old Norse, Richard North, Scandinavian, Swarm, Two Old English, Valhalla, Wið
related to Modern art · 14
Valkyrie → Die Walküre, Die Walküren, Gömda Land, Hans Christian Andersen's, Heine, In, Linge, Richard Wagner, Ride, Romanzero, Sköldmon, The Marsh King's Daughter, TV-series, Valkyries

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valkyries poem battle odin old norse helgi one says also female sigurd name prose women woman valhalla two slain may

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