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Life and death in a Viking battle depended not on military prowess, but on the favour of the valkyries. Why were these mythical figures, who decided a warrior’s fate, female?
This article was part of our Miscellanies series. Sign up to receive this free weekly long read in your inbox, at https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies.
Written by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. Read by Greig Johnson.
Music: Kai Engel.
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Life and death in a Viking battle depended not on military prowess, but on the favour of the valkyries. Why were these mythical figures, who decided a warrior’s fate, female?
This article was part of our Miscellanies series. Sign up to receive this free weekly long read in your inbox, at https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies.
Written by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. Read by Greig Johnson.
Music: Kai Engel.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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