| Valkyrior | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thor #133 (October 1966) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | Asgard |
| Pantheon | Norse |
| Notable members | Brunnhilde Grimgerda Helmviga Hildegarde Krista Leita Danielle Moonstar Ortlinda Rossveissa Siegrina Valtrauta |
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 later years, Brunnhilde became 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 (aka Mist) has filled the role of the ninth Valkyrie, left open since Brunnhilde's departure.
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