# Valkyrie — WHE Definition Discussion
**URL:** https://community.worldhistory.org/t/valkyrie-whe-definition-discussion/15950
**Category:** WHE Articles
**Created:** [September 8, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/valkyrie-whe-definition-discussion/15950 "2021-09-08T16:03:42Z")
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### Author:  [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/valkyrie-whe-definition-discussion/15950/1 "2021-09-08T16:03:42Z")
A Valkyrie is a figure in Norse mythology depicted as a warrior woman on horseback, a wolf or boar, and armed with a spear, who decides the fate of warriors in battle and carries the dead to Odin’s Valhalla. _Valkyrie_ means "chooser of the slain", and those chosen will fight beside Odin at Ragnarök.
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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Valkyrie/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Valkyrie/)._
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### Author:  [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/valkyrie-whe-definition-discussion/15950/2 "2026-07-30T09:37:22Z")