Odin's Shieldmaiden Valkyrie Shield-maiden Valkyria, Battle-maiden Poster Art Print

Odin's Shieldmaiden Valkyrie Shield-maiden Valkyria, Battle-maiden Poster Art Print

Nordwelt - Art Print Valkyrie / Battle Maiden / Shield Maiden Valkyria

Valkyrie (also battle or shield maiden) from the retinue of the Allfather Odin (Wotan). 
The Valkyries provided the Einherjer with their final escort from the battlefield to Valhalla to the Allfather, god of war and the dead, Wotan (Odin).
This Valkyrie waits at a distance on 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 expected by the goddess Hel in the underworld after death.
Valkyria is the Old Norse word for Valkyrie. Wal stands for "heap of the slain" and kyria for "chooser". The warrior women are both Odin's helpers and his daughters.

They fulfill the wishes of the Father of the Slain, choose the warriors who fell 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 assumed that the youngest Norn, Skuld, was also a Valkyrie.
The warrior women live like the Einherjer in Valhalla. Their residence in Valhalla is Wingolf, the Hall of Friendship.

In the northern lights, the Vikings saw a sign of the presence of the Valkyries on earth. Somewhere on earth a great battle was being fought, so they believed. The moon reflected the golden armor of the Valkyries as they rode across the battlefield and selected the Einherjer. This - so the legend says - conjured the northern lights into the sky.

• Poster, printed on 200 g/m² art paper.
• DIN A 2 format: 42 cm x 59.4 cm 

The "Nordwelt" watermark is of course not printed on the delivered original poster.

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