They were closely associated with the Norns, the female Norse goddesses that spun fate. In Njals Saga, one of the Icelandic sagas, a man witnesses a group of Valkyries weaving. But they use no ...

The face of a vølve or seer, part of the new “The Viking Sorceress” exhibition at the Danish National Museum. (Roberto Fortuna/Denmark’s National Museum) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — In Norse Mythology, ...