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 "Valkyries" in Icelandic means "Amazons" (56). They are also referred to as "spear-maidens," or "Sword girl" (5). "Valkyries" in Icelandic means "Amazons" (56). They are also referred to as "spear-maidens," or "Sword girl" (5).
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 +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 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). 
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 The Valkyries ability to fly comes in two forms: atop their flying horses or they can transform themselves into birds (7). 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).
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 +"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.//
  
  
  
  
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