They were closely associated with the Norns, the female Norse goddesses that spun fate. In Njals Saga, one of the Icelandic sagas, a man witnesses a group of Valkyries weaving. But they use no ...

Rota was a rebellious Valkyrie, one of the fierce warrior women known as the “choosers of the slain” who served Odin. During Ragnarok, the Valkyries chose who would die and escorted souls to Valhalla, ...