What exactly is a Valkyrie?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In Norse Mythology They are Hand Maidens of Odin. Where there is a Battle they fly down to Earth and select the Bravest Warrior who has been Killed and carry him up to Valhalla the Norse Heaven to the Viking God Odins Palace which has Walls of Golden Spears and is Gigantic. There the Warriors are Restored to Life and are waited upon by the Valkyrie and given loads of Meat to Eat and Ale to Drink and then the Women Pleasure the Men . After that the Warriors engage in Sword fights with each other and when they are killed they are restored to life and it begins over again the feasting and Drinking etc. They Practice for the great battle of Ragnorack on a vast Plain against the Forest Giants great Hairy Brutes they know this Battle will come eventually .They Know that they will be vastly outnumbered and will mostly be killed but they have to try and destroy them. The battle Happens and the Survivors start again to live etc.

Answer 3

The word "valkyrie" comes from the Old Norse valkyrja (plural "valkyrur"), from the words "val" (to choose) and "kyrja" (slaughter). Literally the term means choosers of the slain. It is cognate to the Old English "wælcyrige". The German form "Walküre" was coined by Richard Wagner from Old Norse.

In Norse mythology the valkyries are dísir, minor female deities, who served Odin. The valkyries' purpose was to choose the most heroic of those who had died in battle and to carry them off to Valhalla where they became einherjar. This was necessary because Odin needed warriors to fight at his side at the preordained battle at the end of the world, Ragnarök. In Valhalla the valkyries also “serve drink and look after the tableware and drinking vessels” (Prose Edda Gylfaginning 35).

It appears, however, that there was no clear distinction between the valkyries and the norns. Skuld is for instance both a valkyrie and a norn, and in the Darraðarljóð (lines 1-52), the valkyries weave the web of war (see below). According to the Prose Edda (Gylfaginning 35), “Odin sends [the valkyries] to every battle. They allot death to men and govern victory. Gunn and Rota [two valkyries] and the youngest norn, called Skuld, always ride to choose who shall be slain and to govern the killings”.

Answer 4

That's almost the right answer. A Valkyrie is a servant of the Norse gods that brings the souls of warriors who die in battle to Valhalla.

Answer 5

They are the Norse version of the grim reaper. They were the most beautiful women in the world and thier coming was followed by the northern lights. They go out on winged horses to gather the souls of the warriors who have fallen in battle. In Norse mythology the only way to get to heaven or Vallhalla was to die in battle. If you died of natual causes you went to the shadowy underworld, the domain of the Goddess, Hel (which is where the concept of hell in every religion we have today came about).

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Answer 6

According to Scandinavian mythology Vakyries are beautiful warrior maidens. They did Odin's bidding and were mainly known to oversee battles. They conducted the slain warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla, the Scandinavian Heaven.

Here are some websites that go into a bit more detail:

http://home4.inet.tele.dk/svava/valkyrie.htm

http://www.dolls-n-daggers.com/Valkyrie.html

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/v/valhalla.html

Answer 7

The viking equivalent of the angels of death , The Valkyries were maidens who escorted the honourable dead to the feasting halls of Valhalla, ( viking heaven)

Answer 8

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... oh, maybe you are referring to the Valkyrie of folklore and legend. In that case, she is the goddess of death. Often represented as a raven.

Answer 9

there are two desriptions of a valkyrie
1) She is the chooser of the slain on the battlefield
2) She is a hand maiden and sometimes a daughter of Odin

Janus it was the frost and fire giants that were fought against at Ragnarok

Answer 10

She is a handmaiden of Odin, who conducts the souls of the slain to Valhalla