 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 . 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 . Archaeological excavations throughout Scandinavia have uncovered amulets theorized as depicting valkyries . In modern culture , valkyries have been the subject of works of art , musical works , video games and poetry . 
