3 résultats pour "valkyries"
- Valkyries ou Walkyries (de l'ancien scandinave valr, « guerrier tué au combat », et kjosa, « choisir »), divinités scandinaves.
- Valkyries ou Walkyries (de l'ancien scandinave valr, « guerrier tué au combat », et kjosa, « choisir »), divinités scandinaves.
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Scandinavian Mythology
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INTRODUCTION
Scandinavian Mythology, pre-Christian religious beliefs of the Scandinavian people.
Werner Forman/Corbis Many ancient mythological heroes, some of whom may have been derived from real persons, were believed to be descendants of the gods; among them were Sigurdthe Dragon-slayer; Helgi Thrice-Born, Harald Wartooth, Hadding, Starkad, and the Valkyries. The Valkyries, a band of warrior-maidens that included Svava andBrunhild, served Odin as choosers of slain warriors, who were taken to reside in Valhalla. There the warriors would spend their days fighting and nights feasting untilR...