Society & Culture

The Rise of the Valkyries

Jul 31, 20209:11Society & Culture

Life and death in a Viking battle depended not on military prowess, but on the favour of the valkyries. Why were these mythical figures, who decided a warrior’s fate, female? This article was part of our Miscellanies ser...

About This Episode

The Rise of the Valkyries is an episode from History Today Podcast by Katie Holyoak. Life and death in a Viking battle depended not on military prowess, but on the favour of the valkyries. Why were these mythical figures, who decided a warr...

Podcast

This episode belongs to History Today Podcast.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published Jul 31, 2020, 9:11 long, audio available.

The Rise of the Valkyries

About This Episode

Related Episodes