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  2. 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.

  3. Kresley Cole - Wikipedia

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    2013 - Amazon Best Books of 2013 with Endless Knight; 2015 - Audie Award Nominee with Pleasure of a Dark Prince; 2015 - RT Book Reviews Top Pick Gold Rating for Dead of Winter; Kresley placed #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List the week of February 8, 2009 with Kiss of a Demon King [4] and again on March 6, 2011 with Dreams of a Dark ...

  4. Caerns: Places of Power - Wikipedia

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    Caerns: Places of Power is a 160-page softcover book designed by Emrey Barnes, Steven C. Brown, Phil Brucato, Alan Bryden, Sam Chupp, John Gavigan, Harry Heckel, Christopher Howard, Sam Inabinet, Izumi Hideo, David Key, Kenneth Meyer, James A. Moore, George Neal, Roderick Robertson, Ryk Strong, and Teeuwynn Woodruff.

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

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

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    Valkyries are warrior women from Norse mythology, and they represent the vision and values of the team. ... "This brand is Golden State's modern interpretation of a Valkyrie: strong, bold, and ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Brunhild - Wikipedia

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    In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or valkyrie, who appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga and some Eddic poems treating the same events. In the continental Germanic tradition, where she is a central character in the Nibelungenlied, she is a powerful Amazon-like queen.