 Two Old English charms mention figures that are theorised as representing an Anglo @-@ Saxon notion of valkyries or valkyrie @-@ like female beings ; Wið færstice , a charm to cure a sudden pain or stitch , and For a Swarm of Bees , a charm to keep honey bees from swarming . In Wið færstice , a sudden pain is attributed to a small , " shrieking " spear thrown with supernatural strength ( Old English mægen ) by " fierce " loudly flying " mighty women " ( Old English mihtigan wif ) who have ridden over a burial mound : 
