Valkyrie, bronze-colored

Valkyrie, bronze-colored

Valkyria is the Old Norse word for Valkyries. Wal means "heap of slain" and kyria means "chosen one." These warrior women are both Odin's helpers and his daughters. They fulfill the Allfather's wishes, choose the warriors fallen in battle, and bring them to him. The Valkyries can also intervene in battles and determine fate. Their function is thus similar to that of the three Norns. It is believed that the youngest Norn, Skuld, was also a Valkyrie.
The warrior women, like the Einherjar, live in Valhalla. Their residence in Valhalla is Wingolf, the Hall of Friendship.
The Vikings saw the Northern Lights as a sign of the Valkyries' presence on Earth. They believed a great battle was being fought somewhere on Earth. The moon reflected the Valkyries' golden armor as they rode across the battlefield, choosing the Einherjar. This, in turn, conjured the Northern Lights in the sky.

Made and cast from polyresin (artificial stone). The figure is solid and not hollow, and coated with real bronze.

• Weight: approx. 1800 g.
• Length: approx. 28 cm
• Height: approx. 27 cm
• Depth: approx. 11 cm
• Weight: approx. 1800 g.