Valkyrior (Marvel Comics)

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species=Valkyrior
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut=(as a group) "Thor #133" (Oct 1966)
creators=Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
homeworld=Asgard
deities=Norse
notable members=Brunnhilde
Grimgerda
Helmviga
Hildegarde
Krista
Leita
Danielle Moonstar
Ortlinda
Rossveissa
Siegrina
Valtrauta
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sortkey=Valkyrior (Marvel Comics)The Valkyrior are a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe.

The Valkyrior are warrior goddesses of Asgard who ride winged horses. Originally, under the leadership of Brunnhilde, they took mortally wounded human heroes from German and Scandinavian battlegrounds and brought them to Valhalla, an area of the Asgardian dimension where the astral forms of the dead Asgardians and human heroes eternally feast and compete in friendly battles. The Valkyries were no longer able to perform this task when Odin, ruler of Asgard, vowed to the Celestials a millennium ago that he would severely restrict Asgardian contact with Earth.

In recent years, Brunnhilde has become a member of Earth's Defenders. The remaining Valkyries were killed in a war between Odin and Hela over rule of Valhalla. Odin restored the Valkyries to life after he regained possession of Valhalla, but these Valkyries only have physical form within Valhalla; outside it, they exist only in astral form. Valtrauta has taken Brunnhilde's place as ruler of the Valkyrior, and Hildegarde's sister Krista has filled the role of the ninth Valkyrie, left open since Brunnhilde's departure.

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/valkyrior.htm