Associations to the word «Valkyrie»

Wiktionary

VALKYRIE, noun. Alternative spelling of valkyrie
VALKYRIE, noun. (Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.

Dictionary definition

VALKYRIE, noun. (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla.

Wise words

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