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Valkyrie

Pronunciation: /valˈkɪəri, ˈvalkɪri/

Definition of Valkyrie

noun

Scandinavian Mythology
  • each of Odin’s twelve handmaids who conducted the slain warriors of their choice from the battlefield to Valhalla.

Origin:

from Old Norse Valkyrja, literally 'chooser of the slain', from valr 'the slain' + kyrja 'chooser'

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