In Renaissance art, they are often depicted as beautiful ... and even feasted on dead bodies. In Old Norse, Valkyrie means “chooser of the slain.” This is a literal description of one of ...

We know them for their strength, their skill, and their unparalleled beauty, but how do modern representations of Valkyries match ... but in Old Norse mythology of the 13th century, when folklore ...

Norse mythology has ... Heart of a Valkyrie by Melanie Karsak follows Freydis Eiriksdottir, the illegitimate daughter of Eirik the Red, caught between the old Norse ways and the rise of Christianity.