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noun - (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
noun - a maiden in Norse mythology
VALKYRIES - In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (; from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in ...
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| These fierce Valhalla maidens have names that mean shrieker, screamer, etc. |
| These maidens bring the souls of slain warriors to Valhalla |
| These choosers of those to be slain are also called Odin's Maids |
| After choosing which warriors should die, these maidens would carry them to Valhalla on horseback |
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In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (; from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja's afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin. There, the deceased warriors become einherjar (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"). When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens and sometimes connected to swans or horses. * Valkyries are attested in the Poetic Edda (a book of poems compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources), the Prose Edda, the Heimskringla (both by Snorri Sturluson) and the Njáls saga (one of t |