![]() ![]() ![]() At times the female seeress was replaced by the work of women's hands in the form of a Raven Banner:Įrat namque eis uexillum miri portenti, quod licet credam posse esse incredibile lectori, tamen, quia uerum est, ueræ inseram lectioni. The Irish badb is at one and the same time a seeress foretelling the fate of men upon the battlefield and is also the carrion-crow or raven. The Valkyrie is related to the Celtic warrior-goddess, the Morrigan, who likewise may assume the form of the raven. The name in Old Norse, valkyrja, as well as Old English wælcyrge means literally, "chooser of the slain." The word for valkyrie was used by Anglo-Saxon scholars to gloss the names of the Greco-Roman goddeses of vengeance and retribution, the Furies or Erinyes, as well as for the Roman goddess of war, Bellona. ![]() The Valkyrie is, in the oldest strata of belief, a corpse goddess, represented by the carrion-eating raven. (signed) Coaching Our Warrior Women Gentle Reader:īronze Brooch from Lousgaard, Bornholm, Denmark. I'd appreciate any information you can give me on the topic.Īlso, if you have access to any images of Valkyries, that would be helpful as well in designing team jerseys and logos. I'd like to have our women's sports teams be called "the Valkyries" but it occurs to me that I should find out more about the Valkyries before I do so. The school mascot is "the Vikings" and features a grim visaged male warrior. Valkyries, Wish-Maidens, and Swan-Maids Dear Viking Answer Lady: I am a high school coach for girls' sports. ![]()
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