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{{wiktionary|valkyrie}}
'''[[Valkyrie]]s''' ({{lang-de|Walküre(n)}}; Old Norse: ''Valkyrja'') are minor female deities in [[Norse mythology]] that choose (''kür'') the most heroic of those who have died in battle and carry them off to [[Valhalla]].
A '''[[valkyrie]]''' is a figure in Norse mythology.


Valkyrie(s) may also refer to:
Valkyrie may also refer to:
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== Creative works ==
== ==
===Fictional characters===
* [[Die Walküre|The Valkyrie]], English title of Richard Wagner's opera ''Die Walküre'' (1870)
* Valkyrie Cain, in ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant]]''
** "[[Ride of the Valkyries]]" (''Walkürenritt''), the opening piece of Act III of ''Die Walküre''
* [[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)]], a superhero
* "[[We Don't Need To Whisper|Valkyrie Missile]]", a song written by the American alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves
* In ''[[UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie]]''
* ''[[Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu]]'', a Famicom game (1986)
* An organization in ''[[Strong Female Protagonist]]''
* ''[[Valkyrie no Densetsu]]'', an arcade video game by Namco (1989) and sequel to the game above
* In ''[[Valkyrie no Bōken]]''
* [[The Valkyries (novel)|''The Valkyries'' (novel)]], a novel by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho (1992)
* In ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]''
* ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'', a role-playing game series created by tri-Ace and published by Enix (Square Enix) (1999)
* In ''[[Clash of Clans]]''
* ''[[Valkyrie of the Battlefield]]'', a strategy role-playing game series created by SEGA (2008)
* In ''[[Apex Legends]]''
* ''[[UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie]]'', a Japanese anime television series (2002)
* Kamen Rider Valkyrie, in [[List of Kamen Rider Zero-One characters#Yua Yaiba|''Kamen Rider Zero-One'']]
* The Valkyrie, an episode from the fifth season of the [[Highlander (franchise)|Highlander series]], Originally aired on 01 February 1997
* In [[Ensemble Stars!|''Ensemble Stars!'']]
* [[Valkyrie (film)|''Valkyrie'' (film)]], a [[2008]] thriller film by [[Bryan Singer]]; starring Tom Cruise
* A Graphical User Interface to the [[Valgrind]] programming tool.


===Fictional vehicles and weapons===
== Vehicles ==
* [[Valkyrie II (yacht)]] The 1893 British America's Cup challenger
* Valkyrie '
* Valkyrie SSTO-TAV-37 B-class, [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Technology|a shuttlecraft from the film ''Avatar'']]
* [[Valkyrie III (yacht)]] The 1895 British America's Cup challenger
* A missile in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]''
* The [[XB-70 Valkyrie]] a prototype high-altitude bomber aircraft
* A weapon in ''[[Destiny 2]]''
* The [[Honda GL1500C]] Valkyrie, a motorcycle
* An aircraft carrier in the game ''[[Battlefield 4]]''
* [[Project Valkyrie]]: a theoretical high-speed relativistic spacecraft.
* ''[[VF-1 Valkyrie]]'', an aircraft in the ''Macross'' series
* The [[Valkiri]], a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher.
* An aircraft in ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''


== In fiction==
== ==
* "The Valkyrie", an episode of [[Highlander: The Series (season 5)|''Highlander: The Series'' (season 5)]]
* [[Battlestar_valkyrie#Valkyrie|Valkyrie]] was a Colonial Battlestar in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica TV series.
* ''[[Valkyrie Drive]]'', a TV series and game
* [[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)]], a member of the Marvel Comics superhero group The Defenders (Avengers #83, 1970)
* [[Stauffenberg (film)|''Stauffenberg'' (film)]], a 2004 German film known as ''Operation Valkyrie'' in international release
* The [[VF-1 Valkyrie]] is the first mass-produced variable fighter in the anime science fiction series ''Macross'' (1982).
* [[Valkyrie (film)|''Valkyrie'' (film)]], 2008, based on Operation Valkyrie
* The [[Valkyrie Attack Ship]] is the class for several starships used by the Player in the Playstation game "Star Trek: Invasion"
* ''Valkyr'', a drug in the [[Max Payne]] computer game series
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* [[Valkyrie Airborne Assault Carrier]]: An armed VTOL transport used by the Imperial Navy in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. In the game background, the aircraft's role is the transportation of special forces infantry in much the same way as many helicopters are now around the world.
* "Valkyrie Cain" is the name [[Stephanie Edgely]] takes for herself in the Skulduggery Pleasant series.
* In [[Starcraft]] Brood War, Terran Valkyrie Missile Frigate shared the name also.


== Other uses ==
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* ''[[Eve: Valkyrie]]'', a VR game in development
* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', a video game series
* ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'', a game series


===Music===
* [[Operation Walküre]], a German Army plan that was converted into a coup d'état in the July 20 Plot (1944)
* [[Valkyrie (magazine)|''Valkyrie'' (magazine)]] a role playing game magazine.
* ''Valkyrie'' (]]
* [[Valkyrie (band)]] A metal band from Virginia
* [[Valkyrie ()]]
* [[Valkyrie (American band)]]
* [[Grant-Valkaria, Florida|Valkaria, Florida]] whose name is derived from Valkyrie.
* [[Valkyrie (New Zealand band)]]
* [[Valkyrien Allstars]], a Norwegian band
* "Valkyrie", a 2019 song by ''[[Oneus]]''
* ''[[Valkyrien]]'', a ballet by Hartmann
* "Valkyries", a song by Amberian Dawn on the 2008 album ''[[River of Tuoni]]''
* "Valkyries", a song by Blind Guardian on the 2010 album ''[[At the Edge of Time]]''
* [[Valkyrja (album)|''Valkyrja'' (album)]], by Týr, 2-13


===Written media===
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* ''[[The Valkyries]]'', a 1992 novel by Paulo Coelho
* ''The Valkyrie'', a 2023 novel by [[Kate Heartfield]]
* [[Valkyrie (magazine)|''Valkyrie'' (magazine)]]


==Transportation==
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===Aerospace===
[[de:Walküre (Begriffsklärung)]]
* [[ASL Valkyrie]], an aeroplane series
[[fr:Valkyrie (homonymie)]]
* [[Cobalt Co50 Valkyrie]], experimental aircraft
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* [[Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie]], an unmanned aircraft
[[ru:Валькирия (значения)]]
* [[North American XB-70 Valkyrie]], a bomber aircraft
* [[Project Valkyrie]], a theoretical spacecraft
* [[Valkiri]], a South African rocket launcher

===Automotive===
* [[Honda Valkyrie]], a motorcycle range
* [[Aston Martin Valkyrie]], a supercar

===Sea===
* ''[[Valkyrie II]]'', 1893, UK, in America's Cup
* ''[[Valkyrie III]]'', 1895, UK, in America's Cup
* ''Walküre'', a ship sunk in the 1914 [[Bombardment of Papeete]]

==Sports==
* [[Valkyrie (mixed martial arts)]], Japan
* [[Minnesota Valkyrie]], a US football team
* [[Orlando Valkyries]], a professional volleyball team
* [[Taya Valkyrie]], a Canadian wrestler
* [[York Valkyrie]], an English women's rugby league team
* Valkyrie, a golf driver by [[Innova Discs]]
* [[Golden State Valkyries]], an WNBA expansion team beginning play in 2025

==Other uses==
* [[Operation Valkyrie]], WWII German Army plot to assassinate Hitler
* [[Dome F]], also called "Valkyrie Dome", a Japanese Antarctic base
* [[.224 Valkyrie]], a rifle cartridge
* [[Valkyrie plass]] in Oslo, Norway

==See also==

* [[Valkyria (disambiguation)]]
* [[Valkyrae]] (Rachel Hofstetter, born 1992), American live streamer
* [[Ride of the Valkyries (disambiguation)]]
* [[Valkyrien (disambiguation)]]

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Latest revision as of 08:59, 26 September 2024

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A valkyrie is a figure in Norse mythology.

Valkyrie, and related words such as Valkyria and Walküre, may also refer to:

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