Val|kyr|ie

Val|kyr|ie
Val|kyr|ie «val KIHR ee, VAL kuhr ee», noun.
Norse Mythology. one of the twelve handmaidens of Odin, who ride through the air and hover over battlefields, choosing the heroes who are to die in battle and afterward leading them to Valhalla. Also, Walkyrie.
[earlier Valkyria < Old Icelandic valkyrja < valr those slain in battle + kyrja chooser < kjōsa to choosRB>

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