Valkyries

NorseChoosers of the slain

MythologyNorse

RoleChoosers of the slain

About Valkyries

Shield-maidens in the service of Odin. Select warriors slain in battle and bear them to Valhalla. Pour drink for the einherjar, the dead champions who spar daily awaiting Ragnarok. Wear swan-feather cloaks to fly. Brunhild of legend began as a Valkyrie punished for defiance.

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