Loki's first story is an abridged adaptation of the Viking creation myth, focusing on Odin's role in creating the physical settings for the stories which then follow. Loki recalls how Odin first ...

However, the depiction of Valkyries in Old Norse literature is rarely one-dimensional ... faithfully carrying out Odin’s commands on the battlefield, and conveying dead heroes to the skies.

In Old Norse, Valkyrie means “chooser of the slain.” This is a literal description of one of the roles of the Valkyries, a group of divine warrior women in the service of Odin. The Valkyries ...