Odin's Shieldmaiden Valkyrie, Battle Maiden Poster Art Print

Odin's Shieldmaiden Valkyrie, Battle Maiden Poster Art Print

Nordwelt - Art Print Valkyrie / Shieldmaiden

Valkyrie (also battle or shield maiden) from the retinue of the Allfather Odin (Wotan).
The Valkyries escorted the Einherjar from the battlefield to Valhalla to the Allfather, god of war and death Wotan (Odin).
This Valkyrie waits at a distance at the edge of the battlefield to escort the fallen heroes to Valhalla.

Only those who find death on the battlefield are chosen by the Valkyries. All others are awaited in the underworld by the goddess Hel after death.
Valkyria is the Old Norse word for Valkyries. Wal stands for "heap of slain" and kyria for "chooser". The warrior women are both Odin's helpers and his daughters.

They fulfill the wishes of the Allfather, choose the warriors fallen in battle, and bring them to Him. The Valkyries can also intervene in battles and determine fate.

The function of the Valkyries is therefore similar to that of the three Norns. It is believed that the youngest Norn Skuld was also a Valkyrie.
The warrior women live like the Einherjar in Valhalla. Their residence in Valhalla is Wingolf, the hall of friendship.

In the Northern Lights, the Vikings saw a sign of the Valkyries' presence on Earth. A great battle was being fought somewhere on Earth, they believed. The moon reflected the golden armor of the Valkyries as they rode over the battlefield and chose the Einherjar. This is how - so the legend says - the Northern Lights were conjured into the sky.

• Poster, printed on 200 g/m2 art paper.
• Format DIN A2: 42 cm x 59.4 cm

The "Nordwelt" watermark is naturally not printed on the original poster supplied.

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