According to Norse mythology, the god Odin, with the help of his band of Valkyrie shieldmaidens ... The Valknut, a symbol of three interlocking triangles, was the symbol of Valhalla.

According to the Norse sagas, divination women, or völvas, used similar staffs in their rituals. One of the female residents of the farm may once have owned the Hårby Valkyrie and used it as a symbol ...

Jackson Crawford, a scholar of Norse mythology, said valkyries are a rare example of powerful female characters in male-dominated medieval culture and mythology. “They’re not on the sidelines.

In Norse mythology, warrior women often depicted flying with swords would come down to battlefields and select dead men to fight in a battle at the end of the world. Their name, valkyrie ...