List of valkyrie names - wikipedia List of valkyrie names `` Walkyrien '' ( 1905 ) by Emil Doepler In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ( from Old Norse valkyrja `` chooser of the slain '' ) is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle ( the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr ), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin. There, when the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens, and sometimes connected to swans. The Old Norse poems Völuspá, Grímnismál, Darraðarljóð, and the Nafnaþulur section of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál provide lists of valkyrie names. Other valkyrie names appear solely outside these lists, such as Sigrún ( who is attested in the poems Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II ). Valkyrie names commonly emphasize associations with battle and, in many cases, with the spear -- a weapon heavily associated with the god Odin. Scholars such as Hilda Ellis Davidson and Rudolf Simek propose that the names of the valkyries themselves contain no individuality, but are rather descriptive of the traits and nature of war - goddesses, and are possibly the descriptive creations of skalds, a type of traditional Scandinavian poet. Some valkyrie names may be descriptive of the roles and abilities of the valkyries. The valkyrie name Herja may point to an etymological connection to Hariasa, a Germanic goddess attested on a stone from 187 CE. The name Herfjötur has been theorized as pointing to the ability of the valkyries to place fetters, which would connect the valkyries to the earlier Idisi. The name Svipul may be descriptive of the influence the valkyries have over wyrd or ørlog -- a Germanic concept of fate. Valkyrie names Name Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in Brynhildr `` Armor battle '' or `` bright battle '' Skáldskaparmál Eir `` Peace, clemency '' or `` help, mercy '' Nafnaþulur Geirahöð Connected to the Old Norse words geirr ( `` spear '' ) and höð ( `` battle '' ). Grímnismál Appears in some manuscripts of Grímnismál in place of the valkyrie name Geirölul Geiravör `` Spear - vör '' Nafnaþulur Geirdriful `` Spear - flinger '' Nafnaþulur Geirönul, Geirrönul, Geirömul, Geirölul ( various spellings ) Uncertain ; possibly connected to the Odinic name Geirölnir and the dwarf name Ölnir. Possibly meaning `` the one charging forth with the spear ''. The form Geirölul may be connected to the runic charm word alu. Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Geirskögul `` Spear - skögul '' ( see Skögul entry below ) Hákonarmál, Völuspá, Nafnaþulur Göll `` Tumult '' or `` noise, battle '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Göndul `` Wand - wielder '' Völuspá, Nafnaþulur Guðr or Gunnr `` War '' or `` battle '' Völuspá, Darraðarljóð, Gylfaginning, Nafnaþulur Herfjötur `` Host - fetter '' or `` fetter of the army '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Herja Related to the Old Norse herja and Old High German herjón ( meaning `` devastate '' ) Nafnaþulur Hlaðguðr svanhvít `` Hlaðguðr swan - white '' Völundarkviða Hildr `` Battle '' Völuspá, Grímnismál, Darraðarljóð, Nafnaþulur Hjalmþrimul Possibly `` Helmet clatterer '' or `` female warrior '' Nafnaþulur Hervör alvitr Alvitr possibly means `` all-wise '' or `` strange creature '' Völundarkviða Hjörþrimul `` The sword warrioress, '' derived from Old Norse hjörr ( `` sword '' ) and þrima ( `` battle, noise '' ) Darraðarljóð, Nafnaþulur Hlökk `` Noise, battle '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Hrist Related to Old Norse hrista ( meaning `` shake, quake '' ) and therefore meaning `` the quaking one '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Hrund `` Pricker '' Nafnaþulur Kára Either `` the wild, stormy one '' ( based on Old Norse afkárr, meaning `` wild '' ) or `` curl '' or `` the curly one '' Helgakviða Hundingsbana II Mist `` Cloud '' or `` Mist '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Ölrún Possibly `` ale - rune '' Völundarkviða Randgríðr, Randgrid `` Shield - truce '' or possibly `` shield - destroyer '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Ráðgríðr `` Council - truce '' or possibly `` the bossy '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Reginleif `` Power - trace '' or `` daughter of the gods '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Róta Possibly connected to the Old Norse noun róta ( meaning `` sleet and storm '' ) Gylfaginning Sanngriðr `` Very violent, very cruel '' Darraðarljóð Sigrdrífa `` Victory - urger '' or `` inciter to victory '' Sigrdrífumál Sigrún `` Victory rune '' Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, Helgakviða Hundingsbana II Skalmöld `` Sword - time '' Nafnaþulur Skeggöld or Skeggjöld `` Axe - age '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Skögul `` Shaker '' or possibly `` high - towering '' Hákonarmál, Völuspá, Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Skuld Possibly `` debt '' or `` future '' Völuspá, Gylfaginning, Nafnaþulur Sveið Unclear ; possibly `` vibration '' or `` noise '' Nafnaþulur Svipul `` Changeable '' Darraðarljóð, Nafnaþulur Þögn `` Silence '' Nafnaþulur Þrima `` Fight '' Nafnaþulur Þrúðr `` Strength '' or `` power '' Grímnismál, Nafnaþulur Notes ^ Jump up to : Davidson ( 1988 : 96 ). Jump up ^ Examples include Davidson ( 1988 : 96 -- 97 ) and Simek ( 2007 : 349 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 143 ). For Hariasa, Simek ( 2007 : 131 ). ^ Jump up to : Simek ( 2007 : 142 ). ^ Jump up to : Simek ( 2007 : 308 ). Jump up ^ For `` armor battle '', see Haymes ( 2010 : 27 ). For `` bright battle '', see Orchard ( 1997 : 193 ). Jump up ^ Lindow ( 2001 : 105 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 36 ). ^ Jump up to : Simek ( 2007 : 102 ). ^ Jump up to : Simek ( 2007 : 102 -- 103 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 193 ). ^ Jump up to : Orchard ( 1997 : 194 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 115 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 125 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 143 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 151 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 192 ). ^ Jump up to : Simek ( 2007 : 150 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 83 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 160 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 182 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 194 ) and Simek ( 2007 : 218 ). Jump up ^ Ochard ( 1997 : 278 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 261 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 258 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 262 ). Jump up ^ Vigfusson ( 1874 : 503 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 275 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 284 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 288 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 151 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 306 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 316 ). Jump up ^ Simek ( 2007 : 328 ). Jump up ^ Lindow ( 2001 : 291 ). Jump up ^ Orchard ( 1997 : 195 ). References Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis ( 1988 ). Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe : Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719025796 Lindow, John ( 2001 ). Norse Mythology : A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 - 19 - 515382 - 0 Haymes, Edward ( 2010 ). Wagners Ring in 1848 : New Translations of The Nibelung Myth and Siegfried 's Death. Camden House. Orchard, Andy ( 1997 ). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0 304 34520 2 Simek, Rudolf ( 2007 ) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer ISBN 0859915131 Cleasby, Richard ; Vigfússon, Guðbrandur ( 1878 ). An Icelandic - English Dictionary. Clarendon Press. Valkyries Individual valkyries Alruna Brynhildr Eir Geiravör Göndul Gunnr Herfjötur Herja Hlaðguðr svanhvít Hildr Hervör alvitr Hlökk Kára Mist Reginleif Róta Sigrdrífa Sigrún Skögul and Geirskögul Skuld Svipul Þrúðr Poems about valkyries Völuspá Grímnismál Darraðarljóð Nafnaþulur See also Dís Matres and Matronae Norns Odin Shield - maiden Swan maiden Valhalla Völva Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_valkyrie_names&oldid=787187400 '' Categories : Germanic paganism and mythology lists Valkyries Lists of names Hidden categories : Featured lists Talk About Wikipedia 日本 語 Português Edit links This page was last edited on 23 June 2017, at 23 : 28. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who did the norse god odin have as handmaidens
Answer: valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain")