Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241)
“These women are called valkyries. They are sent by Odin to every battle, where they choose which men are to die and they determine who has the victory.”
- From The Prose Edda (Gylfaginning, section 36) by Snorri Sturluson, translated by Jesse Byock (Penguin Classics, 2005).
