........Valkyrie.
My first encounter with these mythical beings was in an episode of Charmed. Before that I had never heard of them and had no clue as to what they were.
A Valkyrie is a celestial lady of Norse mythology. These ladies come to the battlefields to select the best warriors and bring them back to Valhalla, the great hall of the Upper World. They have other names attributed to them, Odins' Meyar - Odin's Maidens, Oskmeyer, Odin's Wishfillers and also Waive Maidens.
Odin was the God of War, poetry and wisdom and is one of the main Gods in Norse mythology.
The great warriors chosen by the Valkyrie were those who had died in battle. They fought in the heavens as a form of training, after each battle their wounds would be tended to by the Valkyrie. These warriors were therefore able to fight endlessly in preparation for the battle of Ragnarok, the final battle. The Valkyrie were fierce warriors themselves and had the ability to regenerate too.
Some legends have a total of 36 Valkyrie, whereas others have only 13. The 13 are:
Goll = Battle Cry
Geirolul = Spear Charger
Hrist = Shaker
Hildr = Battle
Hlokk = Battle Noise
Herfjotur = Army Fetter
Mist = Cloud
Radgridr = Bossy
Randgridr = Shield Destroyer
Reginlefir = God's Daughter
Skeggjold = Axe Age
Sigrdrifa = Inciter To Battle
Thrudr = Power Woman
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