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  2. Einherjar - Wikipedia

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    The 8th-century Tängelgårda stone depicts a figure leading a troop of warriors all bearing rings. Valknut symbols appear beneath his horse. According to John Lindow, Andy Orchard, and Rudolf Simek, scholars have commonly connected the einherjar to the Harii, a Germanic tribe attested by Tacitus in his 1st-century AD work Germania.

  3. Valkyrie - Wikipedia

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    In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (/ ˈ v æ l k ɪ r i / VAL-kirr-ee or / v æ l ˈ k ɪər i / val-KEER-ee; [1] [2] 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 ...

  4. List of valkyrie names - Wikipedia

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    In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. 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 ...

  5. Valkyrior - Wikipedia

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    The Valkyrior are warrior goddesses of Asgard who ride winged horses. Originally, under the leadership of Brunnhilde, they took mortally wounded human heroes from German and Scandinavian battlegrounds and brought them to Valhalla, an area of the Asgardian dimension where the astral forms of the dead Asgardians and human heroes eternally feast and compete in friendly battles.

  6. Meet the Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA's 1st new franchise ...

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    Valkyries are ancient warrior women from Norse mythology. While it does seem a little easy to essentially name the team "the Golden State Lady Warriors," the name holds a lot of meaning and ...

  7. Death in Norse paganism - Wikipedia

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    The skald praises the brave sea warrior who fights in vain against the natural forces, but who finally has to give up, and then he enters Rán's bed or is embraced by her nine daughters. [ 78 ] Several of Gotland 's 2 to 3 m tall phallic image stones , raised in remembrance of the dead, show scenes alluding to death and eroticism.

  8. What's real and what's fake? In the Native art world, the ...

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    Unlike Slim and Gorman, Denise Rosales has spent her life making and selling beadwork and other art. “My grandma took me to roadside stands, where I sat on a blanket making jewelry,” said ...

  9. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    According to the government: “Plygain churchgoers had often stayed up all Christmas Eve, or as it was known in some areas, Noson Gyflaith (Toffee Night). Slabs of toffee would be made around the ...