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Hyborian Age[]

The Shield-Maidens ofValhalla were part of theVanir's belief during theHyborian Age of Conan, circa 10,000 BC.^[3]

Modern Age[]

In theModern Age, Brunnhilde became a member of Earth's superhero team known as theDefenders. The remaining Valkyries were killed in a war between Odin and Hela over rulership of Valhalla. Odin restored the Valkyries to life after he regained possession of Valhalla, but these Valkyries only had physical forms within Valhalla; outside it, they existed only in astral form.Valtrauta took Brunnhilde's place as the leader of the Valkyrior, andHildegarde's sisterKrista filled the role of the ninth Valkyrie, left open since Brunnhilde's departure.^{[citation needed]}

By the timeMalekith the Accursed waged hisWar of the Realms, the Valkyries had grown into an army. WhenNiffleheim was invaded by the queen ofMuspelheim,Sindr,Thor hadLoki use magic to fake his death in such a way he would still be sent to Valhalla.^[9] Once there, Thor recruited the Valkyries and theEinherjar to help fend off Sindr's forces.^[10]

During Malekith's assault on Manhattan, the Valkyries were summoned by Odin to help defend the island, having seemingly regained the ability to pass into the real world. Due to an evacuation spell gone awry,Doctor Strange accidentally teleported most of the combatants away from the fight, leaving the Valkyries to stand alone against Malekith's forces. They were all ultimately slain in battle, and Brunnhilde was the last Valkyrie to fall.^[11]

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The Valkyrior have inherent mystical powers allowing them to perceive supernatural phenomenon, especially to see astral spirits (ghosts) and sense when mortal beings are near death; a perception that appears as a glow around the form of a person about to die. Beyond Asgard, they appear only as shades (astral forms). They are extra-ordinary warriors wielding swords and shields and usually transport themselves aloft on winged horses which attain an astral form with them beyond Asgard.^{[citation needed]}

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Odin granted the Valkyrior the ability to traverse the nine realms unhindered by physical boundaries that they might ferry the spirits of the noblest warriors into Valhalla.

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• Allegedly, the Valkyrior were kinswomen toLilith.^[12]
• According toTorunn Grønbekk, one of the writers ofMighty Valkyries, the Valkyries don't requireIddun'sApples to sustain their youth, unlike the rest of the Norse Gods.^[13]
• During his travels across theWestern Ocean,Conan visited a "winter isle of Valkyries",^[14] though the term might be used to describe young maiden of Nordic type rather than Asgardian matters.

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