Valkyrie

/ˈvælkɪri/

/ˈvælkɪri/

Other forms: Valkyries

Definitions of Valkyrie

1. noun

   (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
   examples:

   Brunnhilde

   a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide

   example of:

   mythical being

   an imaginary being of myth or fable