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"Valkyries" in Icelandic means "Amazons" (56). They are also referred to as "spear-maidens," or "Sword girl" (5).

Valkyries are said to have wielded "The Fire of Skogul,"a flaming sword in the skaldic tradition (5).

The difference between shield-maidens and Valkyrie is that shield-maidens are mortal and they fight in battles. The Valkyrie are supernatural and they hover over the battle (67). 

The Valkyries ability to fly comes in two forms: atop their flying horses or they can transform themselves into birds (7).

Like the stories about Dahomey Amazons, shield-maidens or Valkyrie may have been a type of elite guard (67).

"the Norse would hardly have tried to promote the idea that most people's afterlife would be horrible" (190) //in reference to both Hel, daughter of Loki and Hel the place.//