Mythology, Viking
Valkyries – Between Death and Eternity
They appear at the moment of a warrior’s final breath. Invisible to most, feared by many, longed for by a few: the Valkyries – Odin’s powerful maidens of battle, mysterious messengers between life and death. In Norse mythology, they were more than soul-guides. They were the judges of the battlefield. They chose who would fall and who would live. For those slain and deemed worthy, a special fate awaited: Valhalla, the Hall of the Fallen – a place where honor and glory live on forever. The Role of Valkyries in the Old North The word Valkyrja means “chooser of the......