<P> In Norse mythology , a valkyrie ( / vælˈkɪəri , - ˈkaɪri , vɑːl - , ˈvælkəri / ; from Old Norse valkyrja `` chooser of the slain '' ) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live . Selecting among half of those who die in battle ( the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr ) , the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain , Valhalla , ruled over by the god Odin . There , the deceased warriors become einherjar ( Old Norse `` single ( or once ) fighters '' ) . When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök , the valkyries bear them mead . Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals , where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty , sometimes accompanied by ravens and sometimes connected to swans or horses . </P>
<P> In Norse mythology , a valkyrie ( / vælˈkɪəri , - ˈkaɪri , vɑːl - , ˈvælkəri / ; from Old Norse valkyrja `` chooser of the slain '' ) is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live . Selecting among half of those who die in battle ( the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr ) , the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain , Valhalla , ruled over by the god Odin . There , the deceased warriors become einherjar ( Old Norse `` single ( or once ) fighters '' ) . When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök , the valkyries bear them mead . Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals , where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty , sometimes accompanied by ravens and sometimes connected to swans or horses . </P>
creatures were female warriors of odin and called the choosers of the slain
creatures were female warriors of odin and called the choosers of the slain
valkyries
valkyries