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, .
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The Ride of the Valkyrs (1909) by John Charles Dollman
The valkyries Hildr, Þrúðr and Hlökk bearing ale in Valhalla (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Brünnhilde, by Gaston Bussière
Brunhild, by Gaston Bussière, 1897
Walkyrien (c. 1905) by Emil Doepler
Valkyrie (1908) by Stephan Sinding located by en:Kastellet, Copenhagen
Helgi Hundingsbane and Sigrún (1919) by Robert Engels
Helgi und Sigrun (1901) by Johannes Gehrts
The valkyrie Sigrdrífa says a pagan Norse prayer in Sigrdrífumál. Illustration by (1911) Arthur Rackham
Valkyrie (1835) by Herman Wilhelm Bissen
A valkyrie speaks with a raven (1862) by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys]]
Ride of the Valkyries (around 1890) by Henry De Groux
The Valkyrie's Vigil (1906) by Edward Robert Hughes
An illustration of valkyries encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla (1906) by Lorenz Frølich
Walhalla (1905) by Emil Doepler
Idise (1905) by Emil Doepler
The Norns (1889) by Johannes Gehrts
Freya (1882) by Carl Emil Doepler
An art title page (1899) for B. Schott's vocal score for Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre
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