Valkyrie

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canon of the Old Norse 'valr (the slain)' + 'kjósa (to choose)' meaning 'chooser of the slain (chooser of the slain)' — the decisive canon of ancient Scandinavian tradition, originally a being that determined the fate of death and war. The decisive textual canon is the decisive origin canon of the Völuspá (Völuspá, Prophecy of the Seeress) stanzas 30-31 of the Poetic Edda (Poetic Edda) of the Codex Regius (Codex Regius, GKS 2365 4to) of c. 1270 — the Valkyries are led to Odin — and the decisive canon of Grímnismál (Grímnismál) stanza 36 — the names of the 13 Valkyries (Hrist, Mist, Skeggjöld, Skögul, Hildr, Þrúðr, Hlökk, Herfjötur, Geirahöð, Randgríðr, Ráðgríðr, Reginleif, Gunnr) — and the decisive canon of Sigrún (Sigrún) in Helgakviða Hundingsbana (Helgakviða Hundingsbana). The decisive Prose Edda canon is the decisive canon of Gylfaginning (Gylfaginning) Chapter 36 of the Prose Edda (Prose Edda) of the Icelandic Snorri Sturluson (Snorri Sturluson, 1179-1241) of c. 1220 — 'The Valkyries are sent by Odin to every battle, where they choose which men are to die and decide victory. Gunnr and Rota and the youngest Norn called Skuld always ride to choose the slain and decide the issue of battles' — the decisive canon of pouring mead (mead) and serving the warriors arriving at Valhalla. The decisive heroic epic canon is the decisive canon of Brynhildr (Brynhildr) loving Sigurðr (Sigurðr) in the Völsunga saga (Völsunga saga) of the 13th century, and the decisive canon of Brünhild in the German Nibelungenlied (Nibelungenlied) of c. 1200.

Features

• Silver armor and winged helmet
• Ability to fly on a horse or in the form of a swan
• Shining spear and shield
• Main axis chooser of the slain handmaid of Valhalla 13 Valkyries
• Guides the Einherjar (Einherjar) to Valhalla
• Aliases — Valkyrja (Valkyrja), Walküre (Walküre), chooser of the slain

Stories

Ancient Scandinavian being determining the fate of death and war is the decisive origin, and the decisive textual canon is the Völuspá, Grímnismál, and Helgakviða Hundingsbana of the Poetic Edda in the Codex Regius of c. 1270 and Gylfaginning Chapter 36 of the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson of c. 1220. The decisive canon as a symbolic being worshipped to guide the souls of warriors to Valhalla or decide the outcome of war. The decisive 19th-century music canon is the decisive canon of the second part Die Walküre (Die Walküre) (Munich premiere 26 June 1870) of the opera tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (Der Ring des Nibelungen) of 1869-1876 by the German Richard Wagner (Richard Wagner, 1813-1883) — the decisive canon of 'Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt, Ride of the Valkyries)' in Act 3, also famously used in the helicopter attack scene of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now (Apocalypse Now). The decisive 21st-century film canon is the decisive 21st-century global video canon of Brunnhilde (Brunnhilde, Valkyrie) played by Tessa Thompson (Tessa Thompson) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok (Thor: Ragnarok) (directed by Taika Waititi) released in the USA on 3 November 2017, and the decisive 21st-century game canon is the decisive canon of the 9 Valkyries in the video game God of War Ragnarök (God of War Ragnarök) released by USA Santa Monica Studio on 9 November 2022.

Weakness

Valkyrie's weaknesses are: (1) the gods' command — the decisive canonical weakness — unable to disobey Odin's command; (2) limits of the human world — the decisive canonical weakness — limited in directly intervening in the human world; (3) Brynhildr's love — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of Brynhildr losing her divine maidenhood from Odin's wrath after loving Sigurðr in the Völsunga saga, falling into the sleeping spell (Sleeping spell); (4) binding of Ragnarok — the decisive canon of the responsibility to gather the army for Ragnarok; (5) binding of 13 — the decisive canon of the set number of 13 Valkyries; (6) binding of Valhalla — the decisive canon of serving in Valhalla; (7) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (8) binding of fate — the decisive canon of the binding of fate (Wyrd). The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of Brynhildr in the Völsunga saga throwing herself into the funeral pyre of Sigurðr after his death and dying together with him.

Cultural Significance

Valkyrie is not merely a female warrior icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Norse canon, traversing the Völuspá, Grímnismál, and Helgakviða Hundingsbana of the Poetic Edda in the Codex Regius of c. 1270, Gylfaginning Chapter 36 of the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson of c. 1220, the 13th-century Völsunga saga, the c. 1200 German Nibelungenlied, Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen Die Walküre of 1869-1876, Marvel Comics Valkyrie from 1970, the 2017 Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok, and the 2022 game God of War Ragnarök. The etymological origin is the decisive canon of the Old Norse 'valr (the slain)' + 'kjósa (to choose)' meaning 'chooser of the slain' — settled as the decisive canon of ancient Scandinavian tradition. The decisive Poetic Edda canon is the decisive origin canon of the Völuspá (Völuspá, Prophecy of the Seeress) stanzas 30-31 of the Poetic Edda (Poetic Edda) of the Codex Regius (Codex Regius, GKS 2365 4to) of c. 1270, and the decisive canon of Grímnismál (Grímnismál) stanza 36 — the names of the 13 Valkyries — and the decisive canon of Sigrún (Sigrún) in Helgakviða Hundingsbana (Helgakviða Hundingsbana). The decisive Prose Edda canon is the decisive canon of Gylfaginning (Gylfaginning) Chapter 36 of the Prose Edda (Prose Edda) of the Icelandic poet and saga writer Snorri Sturluson (Snorri Sturluson, 1179-1241) of c. 1220 — 'The Valkyries are sent by Odin to every battle, where they choose which men are to die and decide victory. Gunnr and Rota and the youngest Norn called Skuld always ride to choose the slain and decide the issue of battles' — the decisive canon of pouring mead (mead) and serving the warriors arriving at Valhalla. The decisive heroic epic canon is the decisive canon of the Valkyrie Brynhildr (Brynhildr) loving the hero Sigurðr (Sigurðr) in the 13th-century Völsunga saga (Völsunga saga), losing her divine maidenhood from Odin's wrath, and falling into the sleeping spell — the decisive canon of tragic fate — and the decisive canon of Brünhild in the German Nibelungenlied (Nibelungenlied) of c. 1200. The decisive 19th-century music canon is the decisive canon of the second part Die Walküre (Die Walküre) (Munich premiere 26 June 1870) of the opera tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (Der Ring des Nibelungen) of 1869-1876 by the German Richard Wagner (Richard Wagner, 1813-1883) — the decisive canon of 'Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt, Ride of the Valkyries)' in Act 3 — also used in the helicopter attack scene of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 USA film Apocalypse Now (Apocalypse Now). The decisive 20th-century comics canon is the decisive canon of Valkyrie (Valkyrie, Brunnhilde) in The Avengers (The Avengers) #83 by USA Marvel Comics from December 1970, and the decisive 21st-century film canon is the decisive 21st-century global video canon of Brunnhilde (Brunnhilde, Valkyrie) played by Tessa Thompson (Tessa Thompson, born 3 October 1983 in Los Angeles, USA) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok (Thor: Ragnarok) (directed by Taika Waititi (Taika Waititi), Disney/Marvel Studios, worldwide box office about 854 million dollars) released in the USA on 3 November 2017, and the decisive 21st-century game canon is the decisive global game canon of the 9 Valkyries (Eir, Geirdriful, Gunnr, Hrist, Olrun, Rota, Skuld, Gna, Sigrun) in the video game God of War Ragnarök (God of War Ragnarök) released by USA Santa Monica Studio (SCE) on 9 November 2022.

In Popular Culture

Poetic Edda Völuspá stanzas 30-31 Valkyries c. 1270 Codex Regius — decisive origin canonPoetic Edda Grímnismál stanza 36 names of 13 Valkyries c. 1270 — decisive canonPoetic Edda Helgakviða Hundingsbana Sigrún c. 1270 — decisive canonSnorri Sturluson Prose Edda Gylfaginning Chapter 36 c. 1220 — decisive Prose Edda canonVölsunga saga Brynhildr and Sigurðr 13th century — decisive heroic epic canonNibelungenlied Brünhild c. 1200 — decisive German epic canonWagner opera Der Ring des Nibelungen Die Walküre 'Ride of the Valkyries' 1869-1876 — decisive 19th-century music canonMarvel Comics Valkyrie (Valkyrie) from 1970 — decisive comics canonMarvel film Thor: Ragnarok Tessa Thompson as Brunnhilde 2017 — 21st-century decisive global video canonVideo game God of War Ragnarök 9 Valkyries 2022 — 21st-century decisive global game canon