Greenfield, Stanley B.; Calder, Daniel Gillmore; Lapidge, Michael (1996). On the mountain Sigurd sees a great light, "as if fire were burning, which blazed up to the sky". In the poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, the hero Helgi Hundingsbane sits in the corpse-strewn battlefield of Logafjöll. The woman recites a heathen prayer in two stanzas. General Information Brunnhilde was one of the last of the Valkyrie, managing to avoid death by the ferocious attack when Hela then personally engaged her but was thwarted by the only other remaining Valkyrie.Bei… There, the deceased warriors become einherjar (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"[2]). Carice van Houten. A similar story also told in the Nibelunglied, where she is Brunhild, and later adapted into Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. The saga relates that king Haakon I of Norway died in battle, and although he is Christian, he requests that since he has died "among heathens, then give me such burial place as seems most fitting to you". Neither Gunnar nor Hogni (Gunnar's brother, Hagen in the Nibelunglied) were afraid to kill Sigurd themselves, as they had sworn oaths of brotherhood. For Hariasa, Simek (2007:131). Brynhildr boasted that Gunnar was brave enough to ride through the flames but Gudrun revealed that it was, in fact, Sigurd. "[73], Hilda Ellis Davidson says that, regarding valkyries, "evidently an elaborate literary picture has been built up by generations of poets and storytellers, in which several conceptions can be discerned. The poem continues in verse, where Sigrdrífa provides Sigurd with knowledge in inscribing runes, mystic wisdom, and prophecy. hail in the high woods; "[46], Skögul says that they shall now ride forth to the "green homes of the godheads" to tell Odin the king will come to Valhalla. Kennedy, Maev (2013). [12] Further into the poem, Atli flytes with the female jötunn Hrímgerðr. This page was last edited on 8 December 2020, at 16:29. Scholarly theories debate whether these attestations point to an indigenous belief among the Anglo-Saxons shared with the Norse, or if they were a result of later Norse influence (see section below). Sigurd removes the helmet of the warrior, and sees the face of a woman. [60], Some valkyrie names may be descriptive of the roles and abilities of the valkyries. "[75], The goddess Freyja and her afterlife field Fólkvangr, where she receives half of the slain, has been theorized as connected to the valkyries. This is known as its "awakened" form. Death goddesses, celestials. The dísir are explicitly called dead women in Atlamál 28 and a secondary belief that the dísir were the souls of dead women (see fylgjur) also underlies the landdísir of Icelandic folklore. "[40], The black raven shakes himself, and he responds that he and the rest of the ravens have followed Harald since hatching from their eggs. High adds that Gunnr ("war"[17]), Róta, and Skuld—the last of the three he refers to as "the youngest norn"—"always ride to choose the slain and decide the outcome of battle".  and your foemen fled. Sváva stays at home with King Eylimi, and Helgi goes raiding, and to this the narrative adds that Sváva "was a valkyrie just as before". Afterwards, the völva tells him she has listed the "ladies of the War Lord, ready to ride, valkyries, over the earth". These Valkyries were: "Shaker and Mist", "Axe Time and Raging", "Warrior and Might", "Shrieking", "Host Fetter and Screaming", "Spear Bearer", "Shield Bearer", and "Wrecker of Plans".[2]. Explained in the Valhalla Constitution, article No. [34], In chapter 31, poetic terms for referring to a woman are given, including "[a] woman is also referred to in terms of all Asyniur or valkyries or norns or dísir". The völva follows this with a list of six valkyries: Skuld (Old Norse, possibly "debt" or "future") who "bore a shield", Skögul ("shaker"), Gunnr ("war"), Hildr ("battle"), Göndul ("wand-wielder") and Geirskögul ("Spear-Skögul"). Their waist-length mail armour is drenched in blood; their spears shine brightly: Then light shone from Logafell, Many valkyrie names emphasize associations with battle and, in many cases, on the spear—a weapon heavily associated with the god Odin. Tom Wilkinson. [50] On the Rök runestone, a kenning is employed that involves a valkyrie riding a wolf as her steed: That we tell the twelfth, where the horse of the Valkyrie [literally "the horse of Gunnr"] sees food on the battlefield, where twenty kings are lying.[56]. A valkyrie (pronounced “VAL-ker-ee”; Old Norse valkyrja, plural valkyrjur, “choosers of the fallen”) is a female helping spirit of the god Odin. Bill Nighy. The section adds that "they are called norns who shape necessity". The worst execution was reserved for the brother of one of the conspirators. Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, Mythological Norse people, items and places, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valkyrie&oldid=993063292, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Old Norse-language text, Articles containing Old English (ca. Works of art depicting valkyries include Die Walküren (sketch, 1818) by J. G. Sandberg, Reitende Walküre (fresco), previously located in Munich palace but now destroyed, 1865–66 by M. Echter, Valkyrien and Valkyriens død (paintings, both from 1860), Walkürenritt (etching, 1871) by A. Welti, Walkürenritt (woodcut, 1871) by T. Pixis, Walkürenritt (1872) by A. Becker (reproduced in 1873 with the same title by A. v. Heyde), Die Walkyren (charcoal, 1880) and Walkyren wählen und wecken die gefallenen Helden (Einherier), um sie vom Schlachtfield nach Walhall zu geleiten (painting, 1882) and Walkyrenschlacht (oil painting, 1884) by K. Ehrenberg, Walkürenritt (oil painting, 1888, and etching, 1890) by A. Welti, Walküre (statue) by H. Günther, Walkürenritt (oil painting) by H. Hendrich, Walkürenritt (painting) by F. Leeke, Einherier (painting, from around 1900), by K. Dielitz, The Ride of the Valkyries (painting, from around 1900) by J. C. Dollman, Valkyrie (statue, 1910) and Walhalla-freeze (located in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 1886–87), Walkyrien (print, 1915) by A. Kolb, and Valkyrier (drawing, 1925) by E. Valkyrie name etymologies from Orchard (1995:193–195). The valkyrie considers herself wise, understands the speech of birds, is further described as having a white-throat and sparkling eyes, and she takes no pleasure in men: Wise thought her the valkyrie; were welcome never MacLeod and Mees believe the word means something like "supernatural sending", and that this points to a connection to the Ragnhild Tregagás charm, where a valkyrie is also "sent forth". ^ a b Davidson (1988:96). High says "these women are called valkyries, and they are sent by Odin to every battle, where they choose which men are to die and they determine who has victory". Simek says that the valkyries were closely associated with Odin, and that this connection existed in an earlier role as "demons of death". and scour the beakers, Over the top of her dress she is wearing an embroidered apron. Thirteen combatants from each side, the first to achieve seven wins is victorious. [43], At the end of the poem, the valkyries sing "start we swiftly with steeds unsaddled—hence to battle with brandished swords! The woman's corslet is so tight that it seems to have grown into the woman's body. Stanza 9 of the song reads: Now awful it is to be without, A description of a raven flying over the Egyptian army appears as wonn wælceaseg (meaning "dark one choosing the slain"). It might possibly be a consequence of different forms of initiation of warriors, where one part seemed to have belonged to Óðinn and the other to Freyja. A silver figure of a woman holding a drinking horn found in Birka, Björkö, Uppland, Sweden. [45] A brief exchange follows between Haakon and the valkyrie Skögul: Hákon said: It stood under/behind lime-wood (i.e. In the second stanza, the woman explains that Odin placed a sleeping spell on her she could not break, and due to that spell she has been asleep a long time. High says "there are still others whose duty it is to serve in Valhalla. Active (Left) . The women sing a song called Darraðarljóð, which Dörruð memorizes.[42]. The tricky thing about this Valkyrie is her combination of ground and aerial strong attacks. In chapter 2, a quote is given from the work Húsdrápa by the 10th century skald Úlfr Uggason. Female spirits in Norse mythology , the Valkyries were servants of the god Odin (pronounced OH-din). The epilogue details that "there was a belief in the pagan religion, which we now reckon [is] an old wives' tale, that people could be reincarnated" and that "Helgi and Sigrun were thought to have been reborn" as another Helgi and valkyrie couple; Helgi as Helgi Haddingjaskaði and Sigrún as the daughter of Halfdan; the valkyrie Kára. Valkyries have been the subjects of various poems, works of art and musical works. [50], The Tjängvide image stone from the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden features a rider on an eight-legged horse, which may be Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir, being greeted by a female, which may be a valkyrie at Valhalla. Be as mindful of my welfare, A list of names in which the categories include valkyries. Brunnhilde was one of the many Valkyries sent by Odin to drive Hela back to her prison. Feminist Formations 26, no. One of the two Old High German Merseburg Incantations call upon female beings—Idisi—to bind and hamper an army. Upplands runinskrifter del 4. [7], A prose introduction in the poem Völundarkviða relates that the brothers Slagfiðr, Egil and Völund dwelt in a house sited in a location called Úlfdalir ("wolf dales"). The poem continues, and Haakon becomes a part of the einherjar in Valhalla, awaiting to do battle with the monstrous wolf Fenrir.[47]. This name generator will give you 10 random names for Valkyries. Göndul comments that "groweth now the gods' following, since Hákon has been with host so goodly bidden home with holy godheads". Item User Status Description Mjölnir: Thor: Active: Mjölnir, also known as Thor's Hammer, is the famed weapon wielded by the Norse god of thunder.When Thor removes Járngreipr from his hands, Mjölnir enters a more powerful state. Among those who die, half of them are chosen by the Valkyrie to join the god Odin in Valhalla, while the others will join the goddess Freyja in Fólkvangr. in which just before daybreak, Davidson says that "it would hardly be surprising if strange legends grew up about such women, who must have been kept apart from their kind due to their gruesome duties. The Old English cognate terms wælcyrge and wælcyrie appear in several Old English manuscripts, and scholars have explored whether the terms appear in Old English by way of Norse influence, or reflect a tradition also native among the Anglo-Saxon pagans. Sigurd approaches it, and there he sees a skjaldborg with a banner flying overhead. "Armor battle" or "bright battle". List of valkyrie names Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=545551451 Contributors: AndrewHowse, Bamse, Berig, Bloodofox, Dabomb87, Deanlaw, George Ponderevo, Holt, Neelix, OrangeDog, Reywas92, Rules99, Snowgrouse, The Rambling Man, WaitingForConnection, Woohookitty, Yobmod, 7 anonymous edits and rays shone from their spears. The 12 go into the hut and Dörruð can no longer see them. Simek says that this original concept was "superseded by the shield girls—Irish female warriors who lived on like the einherjar in Valhall." Chapter 49 gives similar information when referring to weapons and armor (though the term "death-maidens"—Old Norse valmeyjar—instead of "valkyries" is used here), with further examples. when they rode over the (burial) mound; He sees that there are women within, and that they have set up a particular loom; the heads of men are the weights, the entrails of men are the warp and weft, a sword is the shuttle, and the reels are composed of arrows. Sigurd also took the Andravanaut fro Brynhildr, giving it to Gudrun. The valkyrie, previously described as fair and beautiful, then speaks to the gore-drenched and corpse-reeking raven: "How is it, ye ravens—whence are ye come now Selecting among half of those who die in battle, the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, ruled over by the god Odin . References to valkyries appear throughout the book Skáldskaparmál, which provides information about skaldic poetry. This theory is not universally accepted, and the reference has also been theorised as a simple metaphor for the "victorious sword" (the stinging) of the bees.[68]. [28], The woman wakes, sits up, looks at Sigurd, and the two converse in two stanzas of verse. In the poem, Úlfr describes mythological scenes depicted in a newly built hall, including valkyries and ravens accompanying Odin at Baldr's funeral feast: There I perceive valkyries and ravens, A witchcraft trial held in 1324 in Bergen, Norway, records a spell used by the accused Ragnhild Tregagás to end the marriage of her former lover, a man named Bárd. where those mighty women marshalled their powers, and they send shrieking spears.[64]. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freya's afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin. Further in chapter 2, a quote from the anonymous 10th century poem Eiríksmál is provided (see the Fagrskinna section below for more detail about the poem and another translation): What sort of dream is that, Odin? The norns have to pronounce the fatum [fate], they sit on their chairs, or they roam through the country among mortals, fastening their threads. Wælcyrge is used to translate the names of the classical furies in two manuscripts (Cotton Cleopatra A. iii, and the older Corpus Glossary). They live together for seven winters, until the women fly off to go to a battle and do not return. Brynhildr and Gudrun later quarreled over whose husband was greater. Geirdiful makes number 7 on my list. "[76], Siegfried Andres Dobat comments that "in her mythological role as the chooser of half the fallen warriors for her death realm Fólkvangr, the goddess Freyja, however, emerges as the mythological role model for the Valkyrjar [sic] and the dísir."[77]. However, Sigurd lay his sword between them, to signify that he would not take her virginity. the troll-woman's mount was feasting on the fodder of ravens:[21], The battle won, Sigrún tells Helgi that he will become a great ruler and pledges herself to him. Commenting on the figure, archaeologist Mogens Bo Henriksen said that "there can hardly be any doubt that the figure depicts one of Odin's valkyries as we know them from the sagas as well as from Swedish picture stones from the time around AD700".[55]. Haakon hears "what the valkyries said", and the valkyries are described as sitting "high-hearted on horseback", wearing helmets, carrying shields and that the horses wisely bore them. These examples indicate that Freyja was a war-goddess, and she even appears as a valkyrie, literally 'the one who chooses the slain'. "[43] The prose narrative picks up again, and says that the valkyries tear their loom down and into pieces. ... General Friedrich Fromm. bade valkyries rise up, and from that radiance there came bolts of lightning; Accessed June 28, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/43860730. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Each valkyrie holds on to what she has in her hands. I dreamed I rose up before dawn This is a list of all Valkyries in-game. In the Poetic Edda the Valkyries are given names: Skuld, Skogul, Gunn, Hild, Gondul and Geirskogul. all that I saw was hateful to me. Kara is the only Valkyrie to be able to summon Draugrs. The Old Norse valkyrja is cognate to Old English wælcyrge. ^ Examples include Davidson (1988:96–97) and Simek (2007:349). To … Continue reading Valkyries → [69] Hilda R. Davidson compares the incantation to the Old English Wið færstice charm and theorises a similar role for them both. In the poem Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, a prose narrative says that an unnamed and silent young man, the son of the Norwegian King Hjörvarðr and Sigrlinn of Sváfaland, witnesses nine valkyries riding by while sitting atop a burial mound. The valkyrie tells him she knows of a hoard of swords in Sigarsholm, and that one of them is of particular importance, which she describes in detail. The Valkyrie are battle-maidens who choose who lives and who dies in battle. In addition, the place name Idisiaviso (meaning "plain of the Idisi") where forces commanded by Arminius fought those commanded by Germanicus at the Battle of the Weser River in 16 AD. Gunnr and her sisters are valkyries, and these goslings are ravens, who feed on the corpses left on the battlefield by warriors. [69], The Idisi mentioned in the incantation are generally considered to be valkyries. I waked the Einherjar, Note: this is not the same as a list of characters that can be used in the leader slot; many deities and other characters can be used to lead a party. Sigurd then departs for the court of Gjuki, King of the Burgundians, leaving Brynhildr. The modern image of the valkyries as elegant, noble maidens bearing dead heroes to Valhalla is largely accurate for what it is, but a highly selective portrayal that exaggerates their pleasant qualities. The poem Hákonarmál is then provided.[44]. Valkyrie name etymologies from Orchard (1995:193–195). Some of the Valkyries were named at this gathering, although it is believed these were only second or symbolic names - the text refers to Odin as the "Father of Battle". [19] Further in the poem, the phrase "the valkyrie's airy sea" is used for "mist".[20]. to strew the bench, Greeted the light-lashed maiden, the lily-throated woman, At stanza 15, a question and answer format begins where the valkyrie asks the raven a question regarding Harald, and the raven responds in turn. [61] The name Herfjötur has been theorised as pointing to the ability of the valkyries to place fetters. [1] They were described as beautiful young women that rode winged white horses armed in helmets and spears. Eir. dew fell into the deep valleys, wine to carry, a shield), under a light-coloured/light-weight shield, "[72], MacLeod and Mees theorise that "the role of the corpse-choosing valkyries became increasingly confused in later Norse mythology with that of the Norns, the supernatural females responsible for determining human destiny [...]. Scholarly theories have been proposed about the relation between the valkyries, the Norns, and the dísir, all of which are supernatural figures associated with fate. Wagner effected a number of changes between his … Odin responds that Bragi knows well that the sounds are for Eric Bloodaxe, who will soon arrive in Valhalla. While flyting with Atli, Hrímgerðr says that she had seen 27 valkyries around Helgi, yet one particularly fair valkyrie led the band: Three times nine girls, but one girl rode ahead, The fleet sees nine valkyries flying through the air, among whom they recognise Sigrún. Hela created a vast amount of weapons that she used to kill the Valkyrie as they descended on her. though worthy we were for the gods to grant it?" The valkyrie speaks to the unnamed man, and gives him the name Helgi (meaning "the holy one"[11]). [41], In chapter 157 of Njáls saga, a man named Dörruð witnesses 12 people riding together to a stone hut on Good Friday in Caithness. In chapter 8 of Fagrskinna, a prose narrative states that, after the death of her husband Eric Bloodaxe, Gunnhild Mother of Kings had a poem composed about him. Benoit, Jérémie. Some of these names differ in other sources. so glad is my heart. Other terms for valkyries in Old Norse sources include óskmey ("wish maid"), appearing in the poem Oddrúnargrátr, and Óðins meyjar ("Odin's maids"), appearing in the Nafnaþulur. [22], At the beginning of the poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, a prose narrative says that King Sigmund (son of Völsung) and his wife Borghild (of Brálund) have a son named Helgi, who they named for Helgi Hjörvarðsson (the antagonist of the earlier Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar). Valkyrie names. Rudolf Simek says that "these Idisi are obviously a kind of valkyrie, as these also have the power to hamper enemies in Norse mythology" and points to a connection with the valkyrie name Herfjötur (Old Norse "army-fetter"). Riding a winged steed, Valkyrie engaged Hela in combat. wearing helmets at Himingvani [came the valkyries]. with beaks all gory, at break of morning? [53] The 11th century runestone U 1163 features a carving of a female bearing a horn that has been interpreted as the valkyrie Sigrdrífa handing the hero Sigurd (also depicted on the stone) a drinking horn. For example, Kiana's battlesuits are White Comet, Valkyrie Ranger, Divine Prayer, Knight Moonbeam, and Herrscher of the Void. The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5) by Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author) Towards the end of the poem, valkyries again descend from the sky, this time to protect Helgi amid the battle at Frekastein. A battle rages with great slaughter, and part of the description employs the kenning "Skögul's-stormblast" for "battle". they were fierce when they rode across the land. Sigurd uses his sword Gram to cut the corslet, starting from the neck of the corslet downwards, he continues cutting down her sleeves, and takes the corslet off of her. "Why didst Geirskogul grudge us victory? The inscription says that "I cut cure-runes", and also "help-runes", once against elves, twice against trolls, thrice against thurs and then a mention of a valkyrie occurs: Against the harmful skag-valkyrie, 750-1050)-language text, Articles with Danish-language sources (da), Articles with Swedish-language sources (sv), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Andrén, A.; Jennbert, K.; Raudvere, C. (2006) ". Hild, Thrud and Hløkk by Frølich The second stanza lists: Ráðgríðr, Göndul, Svipul, Geirskögul, Hildr, Skeggöld, Hrund, Geirdriful, Randgríðr, Þrúðr, Reginleif, Sveið, Þögn, Hjalmþrimul, Þrima and Skalmöld.[39]. They bring drink and see to the table and the ale cups." Sigrún, daughter of King Högni, is "a valkyrie and rode through air and sea", and she is the valkyrie Sváva reincarnated. A prose narrative explains that the woman is named Sigrdrífa and that she is a valkyrie. Gunnar then tried to wake Brynhildr, but was stopped by the flames. A female figure bears a horn to a rider on an eight-legged horse on the Tjängvide image stone in Sweden. In Wið færstice, a sudden pain is attributed to a small, "shrieking" spear thrown with supernatural strength (mægen) by "fierce" loudly flying "mighty women" (mihtigan wif) who have ridden over a burial mound: They were loud, yes, loud, Together, they mean 'chooser of the slain'. The first stanza lists: Hrist, Mist, Herja, Hlökk, Geiravör, Göll, Hjörþrimul, Guðr, Herfjötra, Skuld, Geirönul, Skögul and Randgníð. Name. She compares Wulfstan's mention of a "chooser of the slain" in his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos sermon, which appears among "a blacklist of sinners, witches and evildoers", to "all the other classes whom he [Wulfstan] mentions", and concludes as those "are human ones, it seems unlikely that he has introduced mythological figures as well." Originally, the Valkyries were fierce creatures who took part in battles and devoured bodies of the dead on battlefields. bade them get up to strew the benches, For clarification, Valkyries each have multiple Battlesuits but are often referenced as Valkyries as well. "Le Cygne et la Valkyrie. List of valkyrie names In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. white-skinned under her helmet; Sinfjötli accuses Guðmundr of having once been female, and gibes that Guðmundr was "a witch, horrible, unnatural, among Odin's valkyries", adding that all of the einherjar "had to fight, headstrong woman, on your account". The battle over, the valkyrie Sigrún ("victory-rune"[17]), informs him from her horse that her father Högni has betrothed her to Höðbroddr, the son of king Granmar of the Hniflung clan, who Sigrún deems unworthy. "Peace, clemency" ... Notes. ^ Simek (2007:143). And then an additional four names; Hrund, Eir, Hrist and Skuld. These figures are commonly considered to represent valkyries or dísir. [4] However, the term may have been borrowed into Old English from Old Norse: see discussion in the Old English attestations section below. The previously silent Helgi speaks; he refers to the valkyrie as "bright-face lady", and asks her what gift he will receive with the name she has bestowed upon him, but he will not accept it if he cannot have her as well. [58], MacLeod and Mees state that the opening lines of the charm correspond to the Poetic Edda poem Sigrdrífumál, where the valkyrie Sigrdrífa provides runic advice, and that the meaning of the term skag is unclear, but a cognate exists in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I where Sinfjötli accuses Guðmundr of having once been a "skass-valkyrie". [62] The name Svipul may be descriptive of the influence the valkyries have over wyrd or ørlog—a Germanic concept of fate. I thought I cleared Valhǫll, In folk-belief, Valkyries have a magical healing function as well. 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