Valkyries were originally sinister spirits of slaughter, corpse goddesses, dark angels of death who soared over battlefields like birds of prey, meeting out fate in the name of ODIN. Chosen heroes were gathered up and borne away to Vahalla, the heavenly abode of Odin’s ghostly army. Represented by the carrion-eating raven, the Valkyrie is related to the Celtic warrior-goddess, the Morrigan, who likewise may assume the form of the raven.
The name in Old Norse, valkyrja, means literally, "chooser of the slain."
Valkyries made an on-screen appearance in the movie MAX PAYNE starring MARK WAHLBERG, adapted from the hit video game of the same name.
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