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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 ...
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.
Within the context of Marvel's shared universe, the Valkyrior is a group of female warriors led by Brunnhilde / Valkyrie that was originally designated by Odin to bring the souls of slain heroes to Valhalla. In 2013, the team became the subject of the short-lived series, The Fearless Defenders.
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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 ...
Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce still remember the sacrifices their father Ed Kelce made each year in order for them to have great Christmases as kids.. In a Wednesday, Dec. 18 episode of New Heights ...
This image is usually interpreted as a Valkyrie who welcomes a dead man, or Odin himself, on the Tjängvide image stone from Gotland, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. Death in Norse paganism was associated with diverse customs and beliefs that varied with time, location and social group, and did not form a structured ...
On Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft, Valkyria was promoted to the Raw brand. [32] On the 6 May episode of Raw , Valkyria made her on-screen debut saving Women's World Champion Becky Lynch from a beatdown by Damage CTRL 's Dakota Kai , Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane , and at the same time defeated Kai in the first round match of the Queen of the Ring ...