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In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr ), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain ...
Video games that have a valkyrie as the protagonist or a primary aspect of the plot. Do not include games where they only feature as secondary characters or enemies.
Ragnarok (video game) Ragnarok Odyssey; Ragnarok Online; Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second; Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World; Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising; Rimelands: Hammer of Thor; Ring (video game) Riviera: The Promised Land; Röki; Rune (video game)
Wings of Death is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter developed by Eclipse Software and published by Thalion Software for the Atari ST, then ported to the Amiga. In Wings of Death , the player controls a mage turned into a winged creature on a quest to defeat a wicked witch.
The Valkyrie Profile series has been distinguished for its inventive gameplay. [1] Aesthetically, the series is known for its muted colors and melancholic ambiance. [1] As the player, one usually takes the role of a valkyrie, one of a host of female figures who choose warriors who may die in battle and lead them into the afterlife, though sometimes one plays as a mortal called upon by the ...
Chapter 49 gives similar information when referring to weapons and armor (though the term "death-maidens"—Old Norse valmeyjar—instead of "valkyries" is used here), with further examples. [39] In chapter 57, within a list of names of ásynjur (and after alternate names for the goddess Freyja are provided), a further section contains a list ...
In Norse mythology, the einherjar (singular einheri; literally "army of one", "those who fight alone") [1] [2] are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly resurrecting beast Sæhrímnir, and valkyries bring them mead from the udder of the goat Heiðrún.
Lethal Xcess was originally it was planned to be an independent release, [1] but in the end it became the sequel to Wings of Death where its original story was about Sagyr having been again turned into a gryphon and fighting a restored Xandrilia in fantasy setting, [2] to be titled Xandrilia's Revenge, [3] before it was decided it would a be a science fiction game.