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Valkyrie
In Norse mythology, the Valkyries were warrior maidens who attended Odin, ruler of the gods. The Valkyries rode through the air in brilliant armor, directed battles, distributed death lots among the warriors and conducted the souls of slain heroes to Valhalla, the great hall of Odin. Their leader was Brunhild.
Richard Wagner incorporated Norse tales that included the Valkyrie Brünhilde (Brynhildr) and her punishment and subsequent love for the warrior Siegfried (Sigurd) into his operas Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung.
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