Skögul and Geirskögul
In Norse mythology, Skögul (Old Norse: "Skǫgul", "shaker" or possibly "high-towering") and Geirskögul (Old Norse: "Geirskǫgul", "spear-skögul") are valkyries who alternately appear as separate or individual figures. Both valkyries appear in "Heimskringla" where they seem to be the same being, and are otherwise listed separately in the valkyrie lists in the "Poetic Edda" poems "Völuspá" and "Grímnismál", the longer of the two valkyrie lists in "Skáldskaparmál" yet Skögul appears alone in the shorter of the two. Skögul appears in kennings but Geirskögul does not. Attestations. Section::::"Heimskringla". In "Hákonarmál", Odin sends forth the two valkyries Göndul  and Skögul to "choose among the kings' kinsmen" and decide who in battle should dwell with Odin in Valhalla. A battle rages with great slaughter, and part of the description employs the kenning "Skögul's-stormblast" for "battle". Haakon and his men die in battle, and they see the valkyrie Göndul leaning on a spear shaft. Göndul comments that "groweth now the gods' following, since Hákon has been with host so goodly bidden home with holy godheads." Haakon hears "what the valkyries said," and the valkyries are described as sitting "high-hearted on horseback," wearing helmets, carrying shields and that the  horses wisely bore them. A brief exchange follows between Haakon and the valkyrie Skögul: Skögul says that they shall now ride forth to the "green homes of the godheads" to tell Odin the king will come to Valhalla. The poem continues, and Haakon becomes a part of the Einherjar in Valhalla, awaiting to do battle with the monstrous wolf Fenrir. Kennings. The name Skögul is common as a valkyrie name in kennings. Examples include: The name Geirskögul does not appear in kennings, perhaps because trisyllabic names are somewhat difficult to handle in the dróttkvætt meter. Theories. According to Hilda Ellis  Davidson, if "Skögul" means "high-towering", the name "might be a reference to the gigantic size of these beings."