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1930: 1959: 777: 2863: 4507: 462: 2712: 1070: 1588: 1943: 1846: 903: 2844:(which she translates as "filled with many seats"), a dwelling that Näsström posits likely fills the same function as Valhalla. Näsström comments that "still, we must ask why there are two heroic paradises in the Old Norse view of afterlife. It might possibly be a consequence of different forms of initiation of warriors, where one part seemed to have belonged to Óðinn and the other to Freyja. These examples indicate that Freyja was a war-goddess, and she even appears as a valkyrie, literally 'the one who chooses the slain'." 1548:"Skögul's-stormblast" for "battle". Haakon and his men die in battle, and they see the valkyrie Göndul leaning on a spear shaft. Göndul comments that "groweth now the gods' following, since Hákon has been with host so goodly bidden home with holy godheads". Haakon hears "what the valkyries said", and the valkyries are described as sitting "high-hearted on horseback", wearing helmets, carrying shields and that the horses wisely bore them. A brief exchange follows between Haakon and the valkyrie Skögul: 950:
arrive safely at land. Helgi dies in battle, yet returns to visit Sigrún from Valhalla once in a burial mound, and at the end of the poem, a prose epilogue explains that Sigrún later dies of grief. The epilogue details that "there was a belief in the pagan religion, which we now reckon an old wives' tale, that people could be reincarnated" and that "Helgi and Sigrun were thought to have been reborn" as another Helgi and valkyrie couple; Helgi as Helgi Haddingjaskaði and Sigrún as the daughter of
600: 2244: 1603: 1486: 2811: 2446: 40: 7477: 4617: 1902: 1297: 1374: 49: 1326:. The poem begins with a request for silence among noblemen so that the skald may tell the deeds of Harald Fairhair. The narrator states that they once overheard a "high-minded", "golden-haired" and "white-armed" maiden speaking with a "glossy-beaked raven". The valkyrie considers herself wise, understands the speech of birds, is further described as having a white-throat and sparkling eyes, and she takes no pleasure in men: 674: 1979: 1737: 2798:
must have been kept apart from their kind due to their gruesome duties. Since it was often decided by lot which prisoners should be killed, the idea that the god "chose" his victims, through the instrument of the priestesses, must have been a familiar one, apart from the obvious assumption that some were chosen to fall in war." Davidson says that it appears that from "early times" the
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woman, massive and grim to look upon" (who Fadlan refers to as the "Angel of Death") who organises the killing of the slave girl, and has two other women with her that Fadlan refers to as her daughters. Davidson says that "it would hardly be surprising if strange legends grew up about such women, who
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The black raven shakes himself, and he responds that he and the rest of the ravens have followed Harald since hatching from their eggs. The raven expresses surprise that the valkyrie seems unfamiliar with the deeds of Harald, and tells her about his deeds for several stanzas. At stanza 15, a question
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The woman wakes, sits up, looks at Sigurd, and the two converse in two stanzas of verse. In the second stanza, the woman explains that Odin placed a sleeping spell on her she could not break, and due to that spell she has been asleep a long time. Sigurd asks for her name, and the woman gives Sigurd a
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Viking Age jewellery thought to depict valkyries. On the left of the photograph is a female figure mounted on horseback with a 'winged' cavalry spear clamped under her leg and a sword in her hand. The mounted female is being greeted by another female figure who is carrying a shield. On the right of
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A narrative relates that Sigrdrífa explains to Sigurd that there were two kings fighting one another. Odin had promised one of these—Hjalmgunnar—victory in battle, yet she had "brought down" Hjalmgunnar in battle. Odin pricked her with a sleeping-thorn in consequence, told her she would never again
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by three amateur archaeologists. The figurine portrays a woman with long hair knotted into a ponytail who is wearing a long dress which is sleeveless and vest like at the top. Over the top of her dress she is wearing an embroidered apron. Her clothing keeps the woman's arms unobstructed so she can
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with Guðmundr. Sinfjötli accuses Guðmundr of having once been female, and gibes that Guðmundr was "a witch, horrible, unnatural, among Odin's valkyries", adding that all of the einherjar "had to fight, headstrong woman, on your account". Further in the poem, the phrase "the valkyrie's airy sea" is
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After Hrímgerðr is turned to stone by the daylight, a prose narrative continues that Helgi, who is now king, goes to Sváva's father—King Eylimi—and asks for his daughter. Helgi and Sváva are betrothed and love one another dearly. Sváva stays at home with King Eylimi, and Helgi goes raiding, and to
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Theories have been proposed that these figures are connected to valkyries. Richard North says that "though it is not clear what the poet takes these women to be, their female sex, riding in flight and throwing spears suggest that they were imagined in England as women being analogous to the later
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After stanza 18, a prose narrative relates that Helgi and his immense fleet of ships are heading to Frekastein, but encounter a great storm. Lightning strikes one of the ships. The fleet sees nine valkyries flying through the air, among whom they recognise Sigrún. The storm abates, and the fleets
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wrath. Never shall you sit, never shall you sleep ... (that you) love me as yourself." According to Mindy MacLeod and Bernard Mees, the inscription "seems to begin as a benevolent formulation before abruptly switching to the infliction of distress and misery, presumably upon the recipient of the
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died in battle, and although he is Christian, he requests that since he has died "among heathens, then give me such burial place as seems most fitting to you". The saga relates that shortly after Haakon died on the same slab of rock that he was born upon, he was greatly mourned by friend and foe
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At the end of the poem, the valkyries sing "start we swiftly with steeds unsaddled—hence to battle with brandished swords!" The prose narrative picks up again, and says that the valkyries tear their loom down and into pieces. Each valkyrie holds on to what she has in her hands. Dörruð leaves the
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Various theories have been proposed about the origins and development of the valkyries from Germanic paganism to later Norse mythology. Rudolf Simek suggests valkyries were probably originally viewed as "demons of the dead to whom warriors slain on the battlefield belonged", and that a shift in
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fight with the sword and shield she is holding. Commenting on the figure, archaeologist Mogens Bo Henriksen said that "there can hardly be any doubt that the figure depicts one of Odin's valkyries as we know them from the sagas as well as from Swedish picture stones from the time around AD700".
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asks where a thundering sound is coming from, and says that the benches of Valhalla are creaking—as if the god Baldr had returned to Valhalla—and that it sounds like the movement of a thousand. Odin responds that Bragi knows well that the sounds are for Eric Bloodaxe, who will soon arrive in
1861:, have been discovered throughout Scandinavia. These figures are commonly considered to represent valkyries or dísir. According to Mindy MacLeod and Bernard Mees, the amulets appear in Viking Age graves, and were presumably placed there because "they were thought to have protective powers". 213:, all of which are supernatural figures associated with fate. Archaeological excavations throughout Scandinavia have uncovered amulets theorized as depicting valkyries. In modern culture, valkyries have been the subject of works of art, musical works, comic books, video games and poetry. 2698:
can be both norn and a valkyrie, "but their functions are separate and usually the persons. The norns have to pronounce the fatum , they sit on their chairs, or they roam through the country among mortals, fastening their threads. Nowhere is it said that they ride. The valkyrs
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this the narrative adds that Sváva "was a valkyrie just as before". The poem continues, and, among various other events, Helgi dies from a wound received in battle. A narrative at the end of the poem says that Helgi and his valkyrie wife Sváva "are said to be reincarnated".
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says that, regarding valkyries, "evidently an elaborate literary picture has been built up by generations of poets and storytellers, in which several conceptions can be discerned. We recognise something akin to Norns, spirits who decide destinies of men; to the
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she has bestowed upon him, but he will not accept it if he cannot have her as well. The valkyrie tells him she knows of a hoard of swords in Sigarsholm, and that one of them is of particular importance, which she describes in detail. Further into the poem, Atli
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sermon, which appears among "a blacklist of sinners, witches and evildoers", to "all the other classes whom he mentions", and concludes as those "are human ones, it seems unlikely that he has introduced mythological figures as well." Davidson points out that
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mentioned in the incantation are generally considered to be valkyries. Rudolf Simek says that "these Idisi are obviously a kind of valkyrie, as these also have the power to hamper enemies in Norse mythology" and points to a connection with the valkyrie name
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in disguise) of the activities of the valkyries and mentions a few goddesses. High says "there are still others whose duty it is to serve in Valhalla. They bring drink and see to the table and the ale cups." Following this, High gives a stanza from the poem
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The term "victory women" has been theorised as pointing to an association with valkyries. This theory is not universally accepted, and the reference has also been theorised as a simple metaphor for the "victorious sword" (the stinging) of the bees.
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Skögul says that they shall now ride forth to the "green homes of the godheads" to tell Odin the king will come to Valhalla. The poem continues, and Haakon becomes a part of the einherjar in Valhalla, awaiting to do battle with the monstrous wolf
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The picture stone Lilbjärs III, showing a helmeted woman receiving a man with a horn of mead. On picture stones, the recurring motif of a woman receiving a man with a horn is generally interpreted as a dead man being received by a valkyrie at
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in Valhall." Simek says that the valkyries were closely associated with Odin, and that this connection existed in an earlier role as "demons of death". Simek states that due to the shift of concept, the valkyries became popular figures in
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In the stanza that follows, Helgi asks the valkyries (who he refers to as "southern goddesses") if they would like to come home with the warriors when night falls (all the while arrows were flying). The battle over, the valkyrie
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Both silver, a female figure touches her hair while facing forward (left) and a figure with a 'winged' spear clamped under her leg and sword in her hand sits atop a horse, facing another female figure who is carrying a shield
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Siegfried Andres Dobat comments that "in her mythological role as the chooser of half the fallen warriors for her death-realm Fólkvangr, the goddess Freyja, however, emerges as the mythological role-model for the Valkyrjar
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that contains a list of valkyries. High says "these women are called valkyries, and they are sent by Odin to every battle, where they choose which men are to die and they determine who has victory". High adds that
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dwelt in a house sited in a location called Úlfdalir ("wolf dales"). There, early one morning, the brothers find three women spinning linen on the shore of the lake Úlfsjár ("wolf lake"), and "near them were their
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Towards the end of the poem, valkyries again descend from the sky, this time to protect Helgi amid the battle at Frekastein. After the battle, all the valkyries fly away but Sigrún and wolves (referred to as "the
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clan, who Sigrún deems unworthy. Helgi assembles an immense host to ride to wage battle at Frekastein against the Hniflung clan to assist Sigrún in her plight to avoid her betrothment. Later in the poem, the hero
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interpretation of the valkyries may have occurred "when the concept of Valhalla changed from a battlefield to a warrior's paradise". Simek says that this original concept was "superseded by the
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In chapter 48, poetic terms for "battle" include "weather of weapons or shields, or of Odin or valkyrie or war-kings or their clash or noise", followed by examples of compositions by various
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appears in several Old English manuscripts, and scholars have explored whether the term appears in Old English by way of Norse influence, or reflects a tradition also native among the
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in Norse society) tells Odin that "she saw" valkyries coming from far away who are ready to ride to "the realm of the gods". The völva follows this with a list of six valkyries:
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features a carving of a female figure bearing a horn that has been interpreted as the valkyrie Sigrdrífa handing the hero Sigurd (also depicted on the stone) a drinking horn.
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charm rather than the baleful valkyrie", and they posit the final line appears "to constitute a rather spiteful kind of charm aimed at securing the love of a woman".
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and answer format begins where the valkyrie asks the raven a question regarding Harald, and the raven responds in turn. This continues until the poem ends abruptly.
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are provided), a further section contains a list of "Odin's maids"; valkyries: Hildr, Göndul, Hlökk, Mist, Skögul. And then an additional four names; Hrund,
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as "the field of the Warriors". Näsström notes that, just like Odin, Freyja receives slain heroes who have died on the battlefield, and that her house is
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In chapter 31, poetic terms for referring to a woman are given, including " woman is also referred to in terms of all Asyniur or valkyries or norns or
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MacLeod and Mees theorise that "the role of the corpse-choosing valkyries became increasingly confused in later Norse mythology with that of the
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to cut the corslet, starting from the neck of the corslet downwards, he continues cutting down her sleeves, and takes the corslet off of her.
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one"). The previously silent Helgi speaks; he refers to the valkyrie as "bright-face lady", and asks her what gift he will receive with the
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Old Norse Religion in Long Term Perspectives: Origins, Changes and Interactions, an International Conference in Lund, Sweden, 3–7 June 2004
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Old Norse Religion in Long Term Perspectives: Origins, Changes and Interactions, an International Conference in Lund, Sweden, 3–7 June 2004
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states that, though the norns and valkyries are similar in nature, there is a fundamental difference between the two. Grimm states that a
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uses "Göndul's din"). Chapter 49 gives similar information when referring to weapons and armor (though the term "death-maidens"—Old Norse
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appears several times in Old English manuscripts, generally to translate foreign concepts into Old English. It is used in the sermon
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stylized silver amulets depicting women wearing long gowns, their hair pulled back and knotted into a ponytail, sometimes bearing
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Valkyries have been the subjects of various poems, stories, works of art, and musical works. In poetry, valkyries appear in "
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charms mention figures that are theorised as representing an Anglo-Saxon notion of valkyries or valkyrie-like female beings;
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was originally a battle spell that had, over time, been reduced to evoke "a prosaic stitch in the side". Towards the end of
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This is followed by "I send you, I look at you, wolfish perversion, and unbearable desire, may distress descend on you and
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do not appear to be very old, and that the names "mostly come from poetic creativity rather than from real folk-belief."
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chink in the wall and heads home, and the women mount their horses and ride away; six to the south and six to the north.
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to war, decide the issues of fighting, and conduct the fallen to heaven; their riding is like that of heroes and gods".
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That we tell the twelfth, where the horse of the Valkyrie sees food on the battlefield, where twenty kings are lying.
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had a poem composed about him. The composition is by an anonymous author from the 10th century and is referred to as
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The valkyrie, previously described as fair and beautiful, then speaks to the gore-drenched and corpse-reeking raven:
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the photograph is one of numerous female silver figures usually described in museums and books as valkyries (right)
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Bridging mythology and belief: Viking Age functional culture as a reflection of the belief in divine intervention
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Walkyren wählen und wecken die gefallenen Helden (Einherier), um sie vom Schlachtfield nach Walhall zu geleiten
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was also extremely varied—fertility goddess, personal guardians, but also warrior-goddesses—the belief in the
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literally means "chooser of the slain". She compares Wulfstan's mention of a "chooser of the slain" in his
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where it is said of Freyja "whenever she rides into battle she takes half of the slain", and interprets
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to end the marriage of her former lover, a man named Bárd. The charm contains a mention of the valkyrie
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The song consists of 11 stanzas, and within it the valkyries weave and choose who is to be slain at the
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intended as a charm. The inscription says that "I cut cure-runes", and also "help-runes", once against
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Some valkyrie names may be descriptive of the roles and abilities of the valkyries. The valkyrie name
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Teutonic Mythology: Translated from the Fourth Edition with Notes and Appendix by James Stallybrass
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The battle won, Sigrún tells Helgi that he will become a great ruler and pledges herself to him.
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Kennedy, Maev (2013). "Flight of the valkyrie: the Viking figurine that's heading for Britain".
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It stood under/behind lime-wood (i.e. a shield), under a light-coloured/light-weight shield,
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has been theorised as pointing to the ability of the valkyries to place fetters. The name
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Fagrskinna, a Catalogue of the Kings of Norway: A Translation with Introduction and Notes
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is so tight that it seems to have grown into the woman's body. Sigurd uses his sword
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Old Norse Poems: The Most Important Nonskaldic Verse Not Included in the Poetic Edda
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where those mighty women marshalled their powers, and they send shrieking spears.
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of Gunn's sisters". Gunnr and her sisters are valkyries, and these goslings are
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uses "Hildr's sail" for "shield" and "Göndul's crushing wind" for "battle" and
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MacLeod and Mees state that the opening lines of the charm correspond to the
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Larrington (1999:57). Valkyrie name etymologies from Orchard (1995:193–195).
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sits in the corpse-strewn battlefield of Logafjöll. A light shines from the
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Comparative Studies in History of Religions: Their Aim, Scrope and Validity
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contain an extended list of 29 valkyrie names (listed as the "valkyries of
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Greenfield, Stanley B.; Calder, Daniel Gillmore; Lapidge, Michael (1996).
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Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions
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has been theorised as pointing to a connection to the name of the goddess
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is reasonable to assume, yet not undisputed. In addition, the place name
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Dronke (1997:15). Valkyrie name etymologies from Orchard (1995:193–195).
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A female figure bears a horn to a rider on an eight-legged horse on the
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to rise to greet Eric and invite him into the hall, if it is indeed he.
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alike, and that his friends moved his body northward to Sæheim in North
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to help him retain her words in his memory. The woman recites a heathen
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appears commonly as simply a term for "woman", just as Old High German
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section below for more detail about the poem and another translation):
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The valkyries Hildr, Þrúðr and Hlökk bearing ale in Valhalla (1895) by
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Studies in Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and its Major Scandinavian Analogues
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Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe
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Richard North says that the description of a raven flying over the
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Further in chapter 2, a quote from the anonymous 10th century poem
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in two stanzas. A prose narrative explains that the woman is named
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Illustrations of valkyries from manuscripts and early print books.
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Stockholm: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien.
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Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals and Beliefs
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is employed that involves a valkyrie riding a wolf as her steed:
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In 2013, a small figure dated at around 800 AD was discovered in
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uses "Gunnr's fire" for "sword" and "Hlökk's snow" for "battle",
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men to the bright-eyed one, her who the birds' speech knew well.
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rides up to Hindarfell and heads south towards "the land of the
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Examples include Davidson (1988:96–97) and Simek (2007:349).
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may be descriptive of the influence the valkyries have over
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A silver figure of a woman holding a drinking horn found in
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The Beautiful Palace East of the Sun and North of the Earth
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Sveriges runinskrifter: IX. Upplands runinskrifter del 4.
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Greeted the light-lashed maiden, the lily-throated woman,
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were valkyrie-like guardians of the dead, and indeed in
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in 16 AD. Simek points to a connection between the name
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where Sinfjötli accuses Guðmundr of having once been a "
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I send out from me the spirits of (the valkyrie) Gondul.
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Were ye near, at night-time, where ye knew of corpses?"
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people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend
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Other terms for valkyries in Old Norse sources include
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where the swan maiden (or other type of bird) appears.
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may represent a loan or loan-translation of Old Norse
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are composed of arrows. The women sing a song called
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that have used the name of valkyries in said manner (
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and from that radiance there came bolts of lightning;
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Echter, 2480:Escape from the fetters, flee from the enemies. 2368:they were fierce when they rode across the land. 1559:though worthy we were for the gods to grant it?" 110:are not preparing for the cataclysmic events of 7793:Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What 4033:(1882) translated by James Steven Stallybrass. 3838:Old Norse Religion: Some Problems and Prospects 3836:Andrén, A.; Jennbert, K.; Raudvere, C. (2006) " 3829: 3622: 3620: 3016:(painting, from around 1900) by J. C. Dollman, 2693: 2681: 2665: 2657: 2651: 2643: 2637: 2631: 2625: 2617: 2611: 2599: 2587: 2581: 2552: 2491: 2436: 2430: 2383: 2372:Out, little spear, if there is one here within. 2327:, a charm to cure a sudden pain or stitch, and 2289: 1595:as they carry a dead man to Valhalla (1906) by 835:"), informs him from her horse that her father 346: 338: 330: 317: 309: 303: 259: 237: 206: 158: 146: 105: 93: 3941:The Poetic Edda: Volume II: Mythological Poems 3647: 3638: 3474: 3472: 3462: 3460: 3448: 3412: 1813:). In the manuscript Cotton Cleopatra A. iii, 1341:'s-skull-cleaver as on cliff he was perching. 7507: 6974: 4879: 4649: 4360: 3790: 3744: 3742: 3713: 3706: 3704: 3683: 3563: 3349: 3322: 3313: 3295: 3286: 3277: 3268: 3259: 3250: 3234: 3232: 3220: 3202: 3193: 3184: 3166: 3012:(painting, from around 1900), by K. Dielitz, 2730:—Irish female warriors who lived on like the 2196:, who is attested from a stone from 187  895: 296: 4305:Wessén, Elias; Sven B.F. Jansson (1953–58). 4093:Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway 3921:" in Andren, A.; Jennbert, K.; Raudvere, C. 3817: 3617: 3608: 3590: 3542: 3540: 3538: 3499: 3490: 2353:) by "fierce" loudly flying "mighty women" ( 1964:A female figure bearing a horn on runestone 1351:"How is it, ye ravens—whence are ye come now 769: 666: 275:. From the Old English and Old Norse forms, 242:), which is composed of two words: the noun 6608: 4908:Mythological Norse people, items and places 3765: 3763: 3732: 3730: 3728: 3556: 3554: 3552: 3469: 3457: 3439: 3109: 3091: 2929:'s fairy tale "The Marsh King's Daughter". 2540: 2476:some bound fetters, some hampered the army, 2283: 1775: 1766: 1758: 1741: 1731: 1726:May the third turn hate and envy upon you. 1261:(and after alternate names for the goddess 752:the horses were trembling, from their manes 7514: 7500: 6981: 6967: 4886: 4872: 4656: 4642: 4367: 4353: 4339:MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image Repository) 3799: 3781: 3739: 3701: 3629: 3430: 3421: 3403: 3358: 3229: 2768:Davidson places emphasis on the fact that 2706: 2676:. Simek says that "as the function of the 2294:, but the Cotton Cleopatra A. iii and the 1690: 1133:arrived at the funeral of their slain son 5706:List of figures in Germanic heroic legend 4039:. Volume I. London: George Bell and Sons. 3772: 3581: 3572: 3535: 3394: 3385: 3376: 3331: 3175: 2932:Works of art depicting valkyries include 2063:and then a mention of a valkyrie occurs: 1642:'What kind of a dream is it,' said Óðinn, 1524:is presented. The saga relates that king 1353:with beaks all gory, at break of morning? 877:Helmeted valkyries came down from the sky 450: 399:Valkyries are mentioned or appear in the 387: 3808: 3760: 3751: 3725: 3692: 3665: 3656: 3599: 3569:Orchard (1997:172) and Lindow (2001:96). 3549: 3526: 3517: 3148: 3088:Orchard (1997:36) and Lindow (2001:104). 2861: 2809: 2710: 2444: 2242: 1989:Specific valkyries are mentioned on two 1977: 1844: 1835: 1735: 1601: 1586: 1565:"'Tis owing to us that the issue was won 1557:"Why didst Geirskogul grudge us victory? 1484: 1458:and Göndul. Stanza 9 of the song reads: 1372: 1295: 1137:, with them came the valkyries and also 1068: 973: 901: 775: 672: 598: 460: 47: 38: 4090:Hollander, Lee Milton (Trans.) (2007). 3998:Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World 3897:Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis (1990). 3674: 3367: 3157: 3100: 2805: 2474:Once the Idisi sat, sat here and there, 2366:when they rode over the (burial) mound; 2359:) who have ridden over a burial mound: 1467:is the welkin gory with warriors' blood 1241:uses "Skögul's din" for "battlefield", 380:, which means "shield-goddess", i.e. a 104:"single (or once) fighters"). When the 14: 7860: 7776:The Heavenly Maiden and the Woodcutter 7758:The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples 7693:The Prince Who Wanted to See the World 7264:Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 4229:Heathen Gods in Old English Literature 4186: 4166:MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006). 4123:Larrington, Carolyne (Trans.) (1999). 3996:Friðriksdóttir, Jóhanna Katrín (2020) 3124: 2992:(oil painting, 1884) by K. Ehrenberg, 2785:'s detailed account of a 10th-century 2419:as is each man of eating and of home. 1841:Female figures, cups, and horn-bearers 1798:is used to translate the names of the 1771:(Oxford, Bodleian library, Digby 146) 1724:May the second bite you in the breast. 1707:, records a spell used by the accused 1199:bade them get up to strew the benches, 1195:to clear up Val-hall for slain people. 1165:There I perceive valkyries and ravens, 1001:In the prose introduction to the poem 92:. There, the deceased warriors become 7495: 6962: 4867: 4637: 4348: 2308:that was independent of contemporary 1973: 819:Their byrnies were drenched in blood; 758:good fortune comes to men from there; 308:("wish maid"), appearing in the poem 2642:are explicitly called dead women in 2101:is unclear, but a cognate exists in 2076:evil woman! – injure (?) your life. 5766:named weapons, armour and treasures 4249:Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend 4115:Den Norsk-Islandske Skjaldedigtning 3587:Wessén & Jansson (1953–58:621). 2650:28 and a secondary belief that the 2624:I 19 the valkyries are even called 2415:never be wild and fly to the woods. 1722:May the first bite you in the back. 1469:as we valkyries war-songs chanted. 1171:Within have appeared these motifs. 1167:accompanying the wise victory-tree 922:, a prose narrative says that King 24: 7675:The Sea Tsar and Vasilisa the Wise 6943:Heathenry (new religious movement) 4286:(2007) translated by Angela Hall. 3958:Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). 3057:, a hybrid sports car launched by 2936:(sketch, 1818) by J. G. Sandberg, 2911:, 1904). In music, they appear in 2656:were the souls of dead women (see 1169:to the drink of the holy offering 872:-woman's mount") consume corpses: 821:and rays shone from their spears. 760:all that I saw was hateful to me. 533:that he wishes that the valkyries 25: 7899: 4807:Horse burial in Germanic paganism 4332: 3917:Dobat, Siegfried Andres (2006). " 3900:Gods and Myths of Northern Europe 2112: 1465:as blood-red rack races overhead; 1214:". In chapter 41, while the hero 1191:What sort of dream is that, Odin? 1089:, written in the 13th century by 613:A prose introduction in the poem 7476: 7475: 5606:Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri 4616: 4615: 4505: 4289:Dictionary of Northern Mythology 4271:A Handbook of Germanic Etymology 3065:Keres § Keres and Valkyries 2866:A valkyrie examines a bottle of 2429:Merseburg Incantation, fetters, 1957: 1941: 1928: 1900: 1679:Valhalla. Odin tells the heroes 1272:Some manuscripts of the feature 1099:, where the enthroned figure of 592: 7722:Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy 7716:The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl 7521: 4169:Runic Amulets and Magic Objects 4066:, Monday 4 March 2013. Online: 3004:(oil painting) by H. Hendrich, 1478: 1193:I dreamed I rose up before dawn 1059:, mystic wisdom, and prophecy. 985:, illustration of the scene of 967: 817:wearing helmets at Himingvani . 813:Then light shone from Logafell, 754:dew fell into the deep valleys, 750:white-skinned under her helmet; 6043:Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán 4208:Näsström, Britt-Mari (1999). " 3875:Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis 3854:Byock, Jesse (trans.) (2006). 3310:Larrington (1999:133 and 281). 3040:(drawing, 1925) by E. Hansen. 3036:(print, 1915) by A. Kolb, and 2586:, Simek states that Old Norse 2165:(who is attested in the poems 2017:, which mentions the valkyrie 1665:heroes' coming from the world, 1644:in which just before daybreak, 1463:Now awful it is to be without, 392: 133:Valkyries are attested in the 13: 1: 4374: 4210:Freyja: The Trivalent Goddess 2956:(paintings, both from 1860), 2857: 2298:instances "appear to show an 1580: 1567: and your foemen fled." 1366: 1312:The fragmentary skaldic poem 1205:for the arrival of a prince. 1062: 981:wakes and greets the day and 916:At the beginning of the poem 541:("cloud") would "bear him a 329:'s maids"), appearing in the 4848:Rebirth in Germanic paganism 4045:Elves in Anglo-Saxon England 3830:General and cited references 3076: 2900:(1864) by H. v. Linge, and " 2417:Be as mindful of my welfare, 1646:I thought I cleared Valhǫll, 1289: 1051:and that she is a valkyrie. 557:("axe-age"), Skögul, Hildr, 373:in Sweden, is probably from 216: 7: 7610:(Transcarpathian Ukrainian) 6113:Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr 4216:. Museum Tusculanum Press. 3885:Manchester University Press 3043: 2413:Settle down, victory-women, 2227: 1203:the valkyries to serve wine 122:and sometimes connected to 10: 7904: 7848:Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index 7687:The Green Man of Knowledge 6780:Festivals and holy periods 4234:Cambridge University Press 3346:Larrington (1999:166–167). 3247:Larrington (1999:116–117). 3217:Larrington (1999:130–131). 2889:by H. Heine (appearing in 2565:fought those commanded by 2364:They were loud, yes, loud, 2174:Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 2116: 2021:. On the Rök runestone, a 1868:from the Baltic island of 1819:is also used to gloss the 1427:, which Dörruð memorizes. 1156:by the 10th century skald 919:Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 897:Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 748:, but one girl rode ahead, 619:relates that the brothers 438:Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 269: 252: 244: 230: 114:, the valkyries bear them 29: 27:Figures in Norse mythology 7841: 7820:The King of Ireland's Son 7806: 7785: 7708: 7667: 7660: 7545: 7529: 7471: 7450: 7309: 7196: 7180: 7119: 7073: 6997: 6930: 6820: 6779: 6698: 6691: 6601: 6563: 6268: 6217: 6176: 6167: 6048:Nine Mothers of Heimdallr 5774: 5761:named animals and plants 5696: 5586: 5288: 5223: 5070: 4937: 4914: 4905: 4830: 4789: 4768: 4732: 4676: 4611: 4560: 4514: 4503: 4382: 4098:University of Texas Press 4018:New York University Press 3925:. Nordic Academic Press. 3844:. Nordic Academic Press. 3514:Hollander (2007:126–127). 3487:Hollander (2007:124–125). 3115:Simek (2007:254 and 349). 3014:The Ride of the Valkyries 2944:), previously located in 2571:Battle of the Weser River 2547:" and that a link to the 2168:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 2103:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 936:Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar 793:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 771:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 703:Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar 668:Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar 472:In stanza 30 of the poem 432:Helgakviða Hundingsbana I 426:Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar 53:The "valkyrie from Hårby" 32:Valkyrie (disambiguation) 7332:Early Germanic calendars 5869:Black elves (Svartálfar) 4699:Hel (mythological being) 4117:. Rosenkilde og Bagger. 3008:(painting) by F. Leeke, 3000:(statue) by H. Günther, 2921:(1870), from which the " 2828:and her afterlife field 2463:call upon female beings— 2285:De laudibus virginitatis 1993:; the early 9th century 1732:Old English attestations 1648:for coming of slain men? 1625:Gunnhild Mother of Kings 1197:I aroused the Einheriar, 565:("noise", or "battle"), 297:Old English attestations 7832:The Tale of Tsar Saltan 6998:Gods and divine figures 6751:Sacred trees and groves 5991:Hamskerpir and Garðrofa 5864:Light elves (Ljósálfar) 4838:Death in Norse paganism 4226:North, Richard (1997). 4154:Oxford University Press 4131:Oxford World's Classics 3976:Finlay, Alison (2004). 3946:Oxford University Press 3454:Hollander (1980:54–57). 3418:Faulkes (1995:117–119). 2927:Hans Christian Andersen 2707:Origins and development 2694: 2682: 2666: 2658: 2652: 2644: 2638: 2632: 2626: 2618: 2612: 2606: 2600: 2594: 2588: 2582: 2553: 2536: 2528: 2520: 2500: 2492: 2437: 2431: 2404: 2394: 2384: 2355: 2349: 2343: 2321: 2304: 2290: 2278: 2272: 2235: 2005:, and the 10th-century 1828: 1815: 1794: 1788: 1782: 1753: 1691:Ragnhild Tregagás charm 1661:as for a king's coming, 1652:bade valkyries rise up, 1230:, and was a valkyrie". 756:hail in the high woods; 347: 339: 331: 318: 310: 304: 289: 260: 238: 207: 193: 159: 147: 106: 94: 72: 6609: 5859:Dark elves (Dökkálfar) 5508:Narfi (father of Nott) 4246:Orchard, Andy (1997). 4000:(Bloomsbury Academic) 3796:Davidson (1990:61–62). 3722:Greenfield (1996:256). 3689:Greenfield (1996:257). 3355:Larrington (1999:167). 3328:Larrington (1999:141). 3319:Larrington (1999:135). 3301:Larrington (1999:133). 3292:Larrington (1999:132). 3283:Larrington (1999:122). 3274:Larrington (1999:121). 3265:Larrington (1999:120). 3256:Larrington (1999:119). 3226:Larrington (1999:116). 3208:Larrington (1999:129). 3199:Larrington (1999:128). 3190:Larrington (1999:125). 3172:Larrington (1999:102). 3026:Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 2879: 2854:] and the dísir". 2821: 2722: 2541: 2483: 2461:Merseburg Incantations 2453: 2452:(1905) by Emil Doepler 2422: 2379: 2284: 2263: 2239:and Old English charms 2119:List of valkyrie names 2079: 2033: 1986: 1851: 1809:A. iii, and the older 1776: 1768:De laudis virginitatis 1767: 1759: 1748: 1742: 1729: 1672: 1656:and scour the beakers, 1650:I waked the Einherjar, 1610: 1609:(1905) by Emil Doepler 1599: 1570: 1496: 1472: 1384: 1360: 1344: 1309: 1208: 1174: 1080: 998: 913: 890: 824: 787: 763: 746:Three times nine girls 697: 610: 585:("council-truce") and 469: 388:Old Norse attestations 366:Ragnars saga loðbrókar 343:may be related to the 56: 45: 7219:Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem 7205:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 6001:Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi 5280:Sister-wife of Njörðr 4515:Poems about valkyries 4477:Skögul and Geirskögul 4072:Hollander, Lee Milton 4042:Hall, Alaric (2007). 3823:Simek (2007:349–350). 3626:MacLeod (2006:34–37). 3614:MacLeod (2006:34–35). 3505:Hollander (2007:126). 3496:Hollander (2007:125). 3097:Byock (2005:142–143). 3055:Aston Martin Valkyrie 2988:(painting, 1882) and 2972:, 1871) by T. Pixis, 2964:, 1871) by A. Welti, 2923:Ride of the Valkyries 2865: 2813: 2714: 2664:) also underlies the 2471: 2448: 2410: 2361: 2246: 2065: 2027: 1981: 1950:Tjängvide image stone 1866:Tjängvide image stone 1848: 1836:Archaeological record 1739: 1717: 1669:so glad is my heart. 1639: 1605: 1590: 1550: 1522:Eyvindr skáldaspillir 1488: 1460: 1378:Ride of the Valkyries 1376: 1348: 1328: 1299: 1188: 1182:is provided (see the 1162: 1078:Herman Wilhelm Bissen 1072: 977: 905: 874: 839:has betrothed her to 810: 783:and Sigrún (1919) by 779: 742: 676: 602: 523:, Odin (disguised as 464: 51: 42: 7883:Textiles in folklore 7451:Modern pagan revival 7427:Wetlands and islands 7277:Old English language 6990:Anglo-Saxon paganism 6771:Wetlands and islands 5891:Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn 4384:Individual valkyries 3478:Hollander (1980:68). 3466:Hollander (1980:66). 3445:Hollander (1980:54). 2806:Freyja and Fólkvangr 2789:ship funeral on the 2774:Sermo Lupi ad Anglos 2754:Hilda Ellis Davidson 2507:Simek says that the 2478:some untied fetters: 2390:Hilda Ellis Davidson 2123:The Old Norse poems 2068:Against the harmful 2037:Bryggen inscriptions 1805:in two manuscripts ( 1792:meaning "goddess"). 1761:Sermo Lupi ad Anglos 1744:Sermo Lupi ad Anglos 1517:by the 10th century 1494:Edward Robert Hughes 1490:The Valkyrie's Vigil 1218:is riding his horse 1201:clean the beer-cups, 173:, in a 14th-century 30:For other uses, see 7310:Society and culture 7253:Finnesburg Fragment 7233:De temporum ratione 6053:Narfi (son of Loki) 5200:Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr 4843:Matres and Matronae 4802:Hogback (sculpture) 4573:Matres and Matronae 4080:. Forgotten Books. 3805:Näsström (1999:61). 3787:Davidson (1990:61). 3748:Simek (2007:61–62). 3710:Davidson (1990:63). 3635:Davidson (1988:96). 3436:Jónsson (1973:678). 3427:Faulkes (1995:157). 3409:Faulkes (1995:102). 3364:Byock (2005:44–45). 3238:Orchard (1997:194). 3020:(statue, 1910) and 2400:For a Swarm of Bees 2330:For a Swarm of Bees 1667:certain great ones, 1663:here to me I expect 1654:to strew the bench, 1243:Bersi Skáldtorfuson 656:(possibly meaning " 640:("swan-white") and 167:Sagas of Icelanders 7699:Lady Featherflight 7647:(Norse and Celtic) 6699:Religious practice 6673:Old Norse language 6140:Váli (son of Loki) 6028:Líf and Lífthrasir 5936:Árvakr and Alsviðr 5931:Horses of the Æsir 5911:Hati Hróðvitnisson 5052:Váli (son of Odin) 4895:Old Norse religion 3778:MacLeod (2006:39). 3578:Lindow (2001:276). 3546:MacLeod (2006:37). 3400:Faulkes (1995:94). 3391:Faulkes (1995:69). 3382:Faulkes (1995:68). 3337:Thorpe (1907:180). 3181:Orchard (1997:81). 3154:Orchard (1997:83). 2880: 2822: 2723: 2674:Icelandic folklore 2454: 2333:, a charm to keep 2264: 1987: 1974:Runic inscriptions 1852: 1749: 1715:being "sent out": 1611: 1600: 1537:is then provided. 1526:Haakon I of Norway 1499:At the end of the 1497: 1432:Battle of Clontarf 1387:In chapter 156 of 1385: 1324:Harald I of Norway 1320:Þorbjörn Hornklofi 1310: 1239:Þorbjörn Hornklofi 1081: 999: 914: 843:, the son of king 798:Helgi Hundingsbane 788: 781:Helgi Hundingsbane 698: 611: 581:("shield-truce"), 470: 199:Anglo-Saxon pagans 179:runic inscriptions 57: 46: 7855: 7854: 7802: 7801: 7489: 7488: 7347:Germanic paganism 7101:Hengist and Horsa 7060:Wayland the Smith 6956: 6955: 6948:Nordic Bronze Age 6938:Germanic paganism 6926: 6925: 6797:Germanic calendar 6761:Temple at Uppsala 6559: 6558: 6163: 6162: 6123:Þjálfi and Röskva 6067:Personifications 4930:and other figures 4861: 4860: 4666:Germanic paganism 4631: 4630: 4432:Hlaðguðr svanhvít 4106:978-0-292-73061-8 3938:(Trans.) (1997). 3814:Dobat (2006:186). 3769:Simek (2007:349). 3757:Grimm (1882:421). 3736:Simek (2007:171). 3698:North (1997:105). 3671:Simek (2007:308). 3662:Simek (2007:142). 3605:Andrén (2006:11). 3560:North (1997:106). 3532:Finlay (2004:59). 3523:Finlay (2004:58). 3163:Simek (2007:251). 2819:Carl Emil Doepler 2793:features an "old 2270:army (glossed as 2059:, thrice against 2049:runic inscription 2009:on the island of 2007:Karlevi Runestone 1709:Ragnhild Tregagás 1508:Hákonar saga góða 1413:, a sword is the 1380:(around 1890) by 1251:Einarr skálaglamm 638:Hlaðguðr svanhvít 589:("power-truce"). 577:("spear-fight"), 569:("host-fetter"), 282:reconstructs the 177:, and in various 83: 16:(Redirected from 7895: 7878:Norse underworld 7742:(Southeast Asia) 7665: 7664: 7580:Peacock Princess 7516: 7509: 7502: 7493: 7492: 7479: 7478: 7271:Nine Herbs Charm 6983: 6976: 6969: 6960: 6959: 6696: 6695: 6614: 6381:Grove of fetters 6174: 6173: 5881:Fjalar (rooster) 5641:Fjalar and Galar 4935: 4934: 4888: 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Index

Valkyries
Valkyrie (disambiguation)


The "valkyrie from Hårby"
Norse mythology
Old Norse
lit.
Odin
Valhalla
einherjar
Old Norse
Ragnarök
mead
ravens
swans
horses
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson
Njáls saga
Sagas of Icelanders
skalds
charm
runic inscriptions
Old English
cognate
Anglo-Saxon pagans
Norns

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