VALKYRIE Chooser of the Slain. One of the female figures that chose who may live and who may die in battle. Selecting among half of those that die in battle they take to Folkvangr, Freyja's afterlife. The other half go to Odin's hall Valhalla where they become the Einharjar, Odin's heroic dead. Valkyries are also the lovers and heroes of other mortals and described as the daughters of royalty. They are connected to swans, horses and sometimes accompanied by ravens. In this image a Valkyrie is seen on Midgard to do battle and to claim Einharjar.
References
Skjalden.com The Nine Realms in Norse Mythology https://skjalden.com/nine-realms-in-norse-mythology/
Norse Mythology.org https://norse-mythology.org/
Myths of the Norsemen - H.A. Guerber www.doverpublications.com
The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Runes https://www.amazon.ca/Little-Giant%C2%AE-Encyclopedia-Runes/dp/0806949945
Anglo Saxon Runes https://www.arild-hauge.com/eanglor.htm
Jelling Stones, Nordic Elder and Viking Age Runes http://www.runforum.nordiska.uu.se/runecast/episode-3/
Runic Codex https://www.apmanuscripts.com/special-collection/codex-runicus
Uppsala Universitet / Institutionen för nordiska språk https://www.nordiska.uu.se/
Northern Paganism https://www.northernpaganism.org/shrines/holda/about.html
Nine Sisters https://www.northernpaganism.org/shrines/ninesisters/ran/honoring-ran.html
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