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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  Valkyrie on Tjängvidestenen (Viking age)
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  Silver statuette of a valkyrie (Viking age)
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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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  Valkyrjen (1869) by Peter Nicolai Arbo
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  Brünnhilde (1894) by Gaston Bussière
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  The valkyries Hildr, Þrúðr and Hlökk bearing ale in Valhalla (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
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  Brunnhild (1897) by Gaston Bussière
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  Brünnhilde as opera character (1898)
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  An art title page (1899) for B. Schott's vocal score for Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre
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  Walkyrien (c. 1905) by Emil Doepler
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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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  Valkyrie (1908) by Stephan Sinding located by en:Kastellet, Copenhagen
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  The Ride of the Valkyrs (1909) by John Charles Dollman
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  Helgi Hundingsbane and Sigrún (1919) by Robert Engels
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  Odin and valkyrie (2003) by Anker Eli Petersen
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  Cosplay of Valkyrie from Marvel Comics (2014)