They appear as angelic warriors entering the fray on the side of good. But if you read the descriptions of the Valkyries from the Viking Age, they appear much more like demons of death.

In our modern world, most of us could render a rough character sketch of a Valkyrie, and they would most likely look similar: a blonde, armoured warrior, whose code of honour is as strong as her ...

a pendant that depicts a Viking on horseback and a second on foot, was unearthed last year in Denmark. Price hypothesizes that the figures might be either female warriors or Valkyries, the spirits ...