The Valkyries

New & Ancient Norse Tales
The Valkyries, fierce warrior goddesses who guide souls to Valhalla, embody battle, fate and glory. From famous names like Brunhild and Skuld to those in the shadows, this collection explores classic stories and imagines new paths. With fresh tales from submissions and an insightful introduction, it offers new perspectives on these iconic beings.

The Valkyries – fierce daughters of battle, riders of storm and shadow. They choose the slain and carry souls to glory, moving between mortal and divine. These fierce but angelic warrior goddesses escort half of those who have died in battle to Odin's hall of heroes: Valhalla. There they receive the heroes with horns of mead. But there is so much more to these heavily symbolic beings. The Valkyries are many and amorphous, some are named and famous – Brunhild (powerful and defiant), Gunnr (courageous in battle), Skuld (a Norn but also a Valkyrie) to name a few – while others exist in the shadows. This new collection features stories that tell the Valkyries’ own back stories, and echo their power: tales of fate, war, sacrifice and the mythic eternal. Stories selected from open submissions explore and expand on the classic tales and imagine completely new narratives. With an extensive new introduction to the ancient origins and stories, this powerful new title offers fresh perspectives on compelling characters.

Introductory essay by Nancy Marie Brown, and foreword by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. The modern authors whose stories feature in this book are: Ryaan Akmal, Don Bisdorf, Kay Hanifen, Ikechukwu Henry, E.K. Larson-Burnett, JB Riley, Laura Shenton, Nina Shepardson, Zac Sherman, D.L. Stille, Susanna Fraser Stone, Deborah Tapper, Benjamin Thomas, M.M. Williams, Mae Wilmarth, Johanna Wittenberg and Ernie Xu.

About the series: Discover the mythology of humankind through its heroes, characters, gods and immortal figures. Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a legendary, mythological or folkloric figure, with new stories alongside a comprehensive introduction which tells the original tales and emphasizes ancient and modern connections, tracing history and stories across continents, cultures and peoples. New and emerging writers from open submissions reveal hidden themes, casting fresh perspectives on well known stories, complementing the specially commissioned story of the origins and the cultural background from the era. Existing titles are Medusa, Odin, Anansi, Circe, Achilles, Morgana le Fay, Aphrodite and Loki.

Contributor: Nancy Marie Brown (Introduction by), Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir (Foreword by), Ryaan Akmal (Contributions by), Don Bisdorf (Contributions by), Kay Hanifen (Contributions by), Ikechukwu Henry (Contributions by), E.K. Larson-Burnett (Contributions by), JB Riley (Contributions by), Laura Shenton (Contributions by), Nina Shephardson (Contributions by), Zac Sherman (Contributions by), D.L. Stille (Contributions by), Susanna Fraser Stone (Contributions by), Deborah Tapper (Contributions by), Benjamin Thomas (Contributions by), M.M. Williams (Contributions by), Mae Wilmarth (Contributions by), Johanna Wittenberg (Contributions by), Ernie Xu (Contributions by)

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