 Valkyries have also been depicted in popular culture , including in comic books and video games . Square Enix and Tri @-@ Ace created the popularly and critically acclaimed Valkyrie Profile series of video games , centered around a trio of Valkyries - Lenneth ( VP1 / Lenneth ) , Silmeria ( VP2 ) and Hrist - including exploring their origins as they fight in the divine war leading to Ragnarok . Meanwhile , comic makers Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the Valkyrior , who serve a similar function to the Valkyries as well as having a similar name , in Marvel Comics as part of the Marvel adaptation of Norse mythology that includes Thor beginning with Thor # 133 in October 1966 . 
