Róta

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In Norse mythology Róta was one of the valkyries. According to the Prose Edda she attended the battlefields along with Gunnr and Skuld and chose those who were to be slain and taken to Valhalla. Apart from this mention she is all but unknown.

Her name occurs in the kenning "reifandi gnýþings götva geir-Rótu" meaning the enricher of the loud congress of the garments of spear-Róta, i.e. warrior. [1]

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	Norse mythology
	List of Norse gods \| Æsir \| Vanir \| Giants \| Elves \| Dwarves \| Valkyries \| Einherjar \| Norns \| Odin \| Thor \| Freyr \| Freyja \| Loki \| Balder \| Tyr \| Yggdrasil \| Ginnungagap \| Ragnarök
	Sources: Poetic Edda \| Prose Edda \| The Sagas \| Volsung Cycle \| Tyrfing Cycle \| Rune stones \| Old Norse language \| Orthography \| Later influence
	Society: Viking Age \| Skald \| Kenning \| Blót \| Seid \| Numbers
	The nine worlds of Norse mythology \| People, places and things

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