Valkyrie

In en:Norse mythology, a valkyrie (en:Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain" ) is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. The valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, .

Gallery

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  The Ride of the Valkyrs (1909) by John Charles Dollman

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  The valkyries Hildr, Þrúðr and Hlökk bearing ale in Valhalla (1895) by Lorenz Frølich

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  Brünnhilde, by Gaston Bussière

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  Brunhild, by Gaston Bussière, 1897

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  Walkyrien (c. 1905) by Emil Doepler

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  Valkyrie (1908) by Stephan Sinding located by en:Kastellet, Copenhagen

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  Helgi Hundingsbane and Sigrún (1919) by Robert Engels

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  Helgi und Sigrun (1901) by Johannes Gehrts

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  The valkyrie Sigrdrífa says a pagan Norse prayer in Sigrdrífumál. Illustration by (1911) Arthur Rackham

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  Valkyrie (1835) by Herman Wilhelm Bissen

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  A valkyrie speaks with a raven (1862) by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys]]

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  Ride of the Valkyries (around 1890) by Henry De Groux

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  The Valkyrie's Vigil (1906) by Edward Robert Hughes

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  An illustration of valkyries encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla (1906) by Lorenz Frølich

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  Walhalla (1905) by Emil Doepler

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  Idise (1905) by Emil Doepler

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  The Norns (1889) by Johannes Gehrts

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  Freya (1882) by Carl Emil Doepler

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  An art title page (1899) for B. Schott's vocal score for Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre