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List of valkyrie names. "Walkyrien" (1905) by Emil Doepler. 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 ...
The Valyrian languages are a fictional language family in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, and in their television adaptation Game of Thrones and later House of the Dragon. In the novels, High Valyrian and its descendant languages are often mentioned but not developed beyond a few words.
OK, just "List of Valkyries in Norse mythology" (removing the names part). Well, it's specifically a list of names that are outright referred to as valkyries. There are other figures that could be valkyries that are not specifically called this, etc. The reason for the specific title is because who could or could not be a valkyrie can get ...
And then an additional four names; Hrund, Eir, Hrist and Skuld. The section adds that "they are called norns who shape necessity". [40] Some manuscripts of the feature Nafnaþulur section of Skáldskaparmál contain an extended list of 29 valkyrie names (listed as the "valkyries of Viðrir"—a name of Odin). The first stanza lists: Hrist, Mist ...
Unique among the Free Cities, Braavos was not a Valyrian colony, but a secret refuge from Valyrian expansion. [57] It is a city spread over hundreds of tiny islands in a lagoon on the northwestern end of Essos, where the Narrow Sea and Shivering Sea meet. [73] [71] Braavos is home to the 'Iron Bank', one of the wealthiest banks in the known ...
Around 1150 Dacian anthroponyms (personal names) and 900 toponyms (placenames) have been preserved in ancient sources. [1][2] As far as the onomastic (proper names) of Dacians and Thracians is concerned, opinions are divided. According to Crossland (1982), the evidence of names from the Dacian, Mysian and Thracian area seems to indicate ...
Ramesseum king list (19th Dynasty); carved on limestone. Contains most of the New Kingdom pharaohs up to Ramesses II. Saqqara Tablet (19th Dynasty), carved on limestone. Very detailed, but omitting most kings of the 1st Dynasty for unknown reasons. Turin King List (19th Dynasty); written with red and black ink on papyrus.
Hannibal (247–183/182 BC) — general who fought the Roman Republic in the Second Punic War. Hannibal Mago (died 406 BC) — shofet (magistrate) of Carthage in 410 BC. Hannibal Gisco (died 258 BC) — military commander in the First Punic War. Hannibal the Rhodian — ship captain during the siege of Lilybaeum in the First Punic War.