What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that provides ...

When the museum’s curator, Mogens Bo Henriksen, saw the figurine, he knew what it was. “There can hardly be any doubt,” he says, “that this depicts one of Odin’s valkyries.” ...

When you reach it, look up to the north to spot one of Odin’s ravens. Raven No. 30: The Mason Channel — Njord’s Oarsmen statue On your adventures in and around the Mason Channel, you have ...

This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that provides clues about the role of ...

when Odin needed the dead soldiers' support to defeat the giants at Ragnarok. The decorative style of the figurine suggests it was made around A.D. 800, or the early Viking Age. It was found in a ...