Val‧ky‧rie /ˈvælkəriː, ˈvælkɪriː $ vælˈkɪriː/ noun
in Norse mythology, one of Odin's female servants, who ride on their horses into battles and decide which brave soldiers will die. They then take the souls of the dead soldiers to Valhalla.

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